August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
... still has a big role to play. There are several technologies that enable us to use machine learning to address the challenges of SSA. One interesting project funded by Dstl to explore what machine learning can do for SSA is currently underway...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... in China on space robotic arms, and China may have flown a satellite equipped with a robotic arm. Beyond the challenge of making a robot arm that could survive in space, there are numerous issues of control that these missions...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... to put numbers against them, and they are context-dependent. To highlight the challenges, a current research focus is related to the minimum acceptable habitat volume for the crew. Test volumes have to be tested against tasks, across working, eating...
August 2020
Interstellar aspirations
... using nuclear propulsion to accomplish interstellar flight. To understand the challenge, we have to turn to Tsiolkovsky’s key mathematical formula - the rocket equation, which specifies the parameters needed for a rocket to achieve a given level...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
..., collectively known as resident space objects (RSO). The risks imposed by space debris proliferation highlight the need to adequately address the challenges posed to the sustainability of the space environment and future space activities. As such...
October 2020
Connecting the global space community
... others, space exploration helps us to address fundamental questions about our place in the universe and the history of our solar system. By addressing the challenges related to human spaceflight in low Earth orbit and beyond, we expand technology...
