October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... (water, biological essential elements, energy and stability) to sustain life?’ Science objectives The Jupiter system is seen as a... in the Solar System with the necessary conditions to sustain life?’ The JUICE payload consists of 10 state-of-the...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
...space is no longer the exclusive domain of sovereign governments but the new frontier of global commerce, research, defence, sustainability - and humanity’s collective future. This private sector space race is creating a new ‘Wild West’ in space, the...
April 2024
Building the future of space manufacturing
... Earth. A key pillar to this vision is manufacturing. In the harsh and unforgiving environment of space, robust, secure and sustainable manufacturing processes are crucial. The ambitious goal of preparing humanity for living and working in space, not...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... and cost-effective solutions for addressing space debris and other complex threats to long-term space sustainability. Dangers and opportunities Today’s space environment features a large number of space actors pursuing a diverse range of activities...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... and mitigating potential collisions (including the removal of debris from orbit) becomes essential to the long-term sustainability of space operations. Companies will want to protect their assets and their customers. Indeed, Technavio estimates that...
January 2017
Elon Musk and Mars - looking for a snowball effect
... life support system be made completely independent of Earth? Can rocket engineers get transport costs down to economically sustainable levels at the same time as getting the reliability up to acceptable safety levels? But then I listened to his talk...
