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October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... focuses on a specific technological advancement (the ‘wrench’) and the application is tailored to the customer, regardless of industry sector (the ‘socket’). Spin-off and spin-in Every company developing new technologies to solve challenging problems is, or has the potential to be, a space company Space systems are machines that have...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... are installed inside Mengtian, the second lab module of China’s space station. They support in-orbit experiments on fluids, materials, combustion and basic physics. Rising geopolitical tension As detailed in the US Defense Intelligence Agency report ‘Challenges to Security in Space - 2022’ released in April...
25 September 2020
Baikonur - Vestiges of the Soviet Space Programme
... in its sub-title by recording the “vestiges of the Soviet space programme”. Before the photographer, ‘Jonk’, gets to the images, he writes a potted history of the programme, illustrated by some of the colourful graphic and politically-informed art that ‘marketed’ the programme to the Soviet populace and the world. He continues with a diary...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... recognised within the space community that the boundary to the space environment - acknowledged by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) - is the Kármán line at an altitude of 100 km, and most media reports reflect this. But the Kármán line is not the only definition of the start of space. Organisations such as NASA and the US Air Force...
January 2021
What it takes to be a space entrepreneur
...’s a need for getting things done as fast as we can in the space industry, whether it’s military or commercial or civil, but the challenge is how to do it while also maintaining the quality that’s critical in space. Space is a pretty harsh environment, and the quality has to be exceedingly good because once it’s up there...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... hazards before they cause problems. SSA implementation challenges Agreed policies and the rules are one of the biggest challenges facing space sustainability and the implementation of SSA technologies, whether they regulate operations of the assets or the removal of them after their operational lifetime. Regulations...
March 2018
Zero gravity and the human heart
...’ - another significant change on the human body caused by the zero-g environment is the remodelling of the thorax where the diaphragm is elevated by 5 to 6 cm. The ribcage becomes shorter and wider by lifting the diaphragm and increasing the anteroposterior diameter meaning the intercostal spaces become wider and the alveolar surface expands. Members...
May 2024
Out of this world – NASA’s textile technicians and innovations for space voyages
... been developed to keep astronauts safe and comfortable on the lunar surface. NASA selected Axiom Space to develop the next generation spacesuit for the Artemis III mission to the Moon in 2026. To face this challenge, Axiom Space partnered with Italian fashion house, Prada...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
..., space insurance attracts the interest of the top ‘C-suite’ executives – in both industrial and insurance sectors. The scale of the premiums involved, and of course the need to make a profit, leads to ever greater scrutiny of the bottom line, especially in loss-making years. And despite the obvious challenges, space insurance...
