May 2021
Taking quantum into space
The second quantum revolution is taking advantage of the NewSpace race. In this article, Dr Sonali Mohapatra tries to unveil the mystery behind quantum key distribution and why ...
April 2024
Terraformal dreaming
In this NewSpace age, public and private interests are both cooperating and competing to build permanent outposts on the Moon, ...
May 2024
DNA across the universe - the new Noah’s Ark?
... crashed into Earth aeons ago, starting the process of life on our planet. But now a small Chinese NewSpace company is looking in the other direction, sending DNA, the blueprint of life, from Earth into space. Endless...
October 2024
Lunar construction with regolith and robots
... continue to explore outer space, as demonstrated by China’s lunar sample return mission in May 2024. This article links NewSpace and the Moon by introducing a concept that employs robotics and in-situ resource utilisation of the lunar regolith...
06 May 2019
Japan's first private rocket launches successfully
... synchronous orbit. Dubbed ZERO, the company hopes to conduct its first flight test in 2020. As with many NewSpace start-ups, Interstellar’s goal is to provide ultra low cost, reliable launch services to capitalise on the growth in the...
March 2015
Small is the new big: why micro-satellites require new laws
... development of high growth commercial opportunities. Countries unwilling to adopt such a position will run the risk to the NewSpace Entrepreneurs flying away to succeed in the more forward-looking countries. The in-orbit collision risk between two...
