May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... for new space debris remediation technology and its financing. The question is: can ICAO manage to make sustainable regulation for commercial space or do we need a new space management organisation? The International Civil Aviation Organisation has...
12 September 2022
Scotland’s space sector flexes its green credentials
... fuels, lightweight materials, smart design and reusability.” At a launch ceremony in Edinburgh, McKee explained the Scottish Space Sustainability Roadmap is the next step in helping the sector reach net zero by 2045 and in setting an example for...
November 2025
Extra-terrestrial Skyring: managing space debris with an artificial planetary ring
... accumulation of space debris presents a rising threat - not just to operational satellites, but to the long-term sustainability of space exploration itself. With tens of thousands of objects already tracked and countless smaller fragments beyond our...
16 September 2024
IAF announces exciting programme for IAC in Milan
...75th International Astronautical Congress is an event you cannot afford to miss! With the motto 'Responsible Space for Sustainability', IAC 2024 is set to be a record-breaking event, featuring more than 150 international exhibitors and 4,000 speakers...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
... primary driver for reducing unnecessary spares is reducing the uncertainty about the reliability of the components. Adopting a sustained, long-duration test campaign will reduce this uncertainty. Due to the expense of space qualified parts and...
April 2020
Evolutionary lessons for an interplanetary future
...do what we can to keep people alive and healthy? The ethics of having children on Mars is particularly challenging. A self-sustaining colony would necessarily require human reproduction, but life in a Martian colony will come with significant hazards...
