March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
Jan Woerner is no stranger to the international space scene. Between March 2007 and June 2015 he served as Chairman of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). And, before joining as ESA Director General last summer, he headed up ...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... that delivered Ariane 5, Europe’s most successful launcher to date. Here, in conversation with ROOM’s Managing Editor, Clive Simpson, Mr Le Gall offers his unique personal perspective on the status and future direction of the global space industry...
August 2018
UAE’s ambitious plans for space sector growth
... Scientific & Technical Affairs at Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, met up with ROOM’s managing editor Clive Simpson during the 2017 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, to discuss some of the foreword-looking...
December 2018
Coffee roasting in space
... innovative new business opportunities, such as asteroid mining, debris clean-up and satellite servicing. ROOM managing editor Clive Simpson met up with Anders Cavallini and Hatem Alkhafaji, two entrepreneurs who firmly believe there are ever...
January 2023
Asgardia expands its reach
Significant events continued to mark the progress of the space nation Asgardia in 2022, some six years after it originally came into being. These included completing the second election in its history of a Head of Nation for another five-year term. ...
April 2024
Agencia Espacial Española – Spain’s future assurance
As a key player in both European and international space activities for several decades, Spain has often punched above its weight, so I was pleased to meet up at the Small Satellites & Services International Forum in Malaga in February with Carlos ...
