The small spacecraft industry is in an exciting growth period. But troubles lurk beneath the surface – from the risk of an economic bubble to the lack of launch rockets.

NASA’s mission to asteroids Vesta and Ceres was made possible by the ion engine. A space collision further proved the capability of ion propulsion

In 2011, taikonaut Wang Yaping spoke to 60 million primary and middle school students and teachers from orbit. It inspired them and her

The Vega project created unprecedented cooperation between the USSR and the world. Yet the fall of the USSR seriously stymied progress, negatively impacting everything from research of Mars to Baikonur launches

Nano/Micro-Satellites are revolutionising how private organisations and individuals exploit space. But they also require better regulation