February 2019
Chaos and creation – cultural directions for the space industry
... will be. I can test elements of the work and have the wisdom of experience, but ultimately I am working with volatile and powerful materials and must always be prepared for the unexpected. Additionally, in the case of my performative work...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... a method of asteroid resource harvesting called optical mining, to excavate an asteroid and extract water and other volatiles into an inflatable bag. The proposed architecture includes resource prospecting, extraction and delivery. Role for Asgardia...
June 2020
Titan’s evolving atmosphere
.... Such variations may be indicative of cryovolcanism (ice volcanoes erupting water and other liquid- or vapour-phase volatiles). This is a process that would account for introducing methane into Titan’s atmosphere and keeping it replenished. The...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... renewal rates for imaging satellites come in somewhere above one percent. However, space insurance suffers from volatility because a single large claim can cancel out a whole year’s profit for the industry; and reductions...
March 2022
What space taught me about water
... organic and inorganic impurities; and finally, (3) a ‘catalytic oxidation reactor’ kills bacteria and viruses and removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This conversion of urine to clean drinking water might sound disgusting, but the water...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
... Space developments The pipeline for space Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) remains active in spite of market volatility, in particular for communications and climate. Going public via SPAC in 2022 will be more challenging for space...
