12 October 2016
‘Asgardia’ to become the first new Space Nation
...earth, restricting commerce and scientific developments in space by private enterprise. Of the 196 nation states on Earth, just thirteen ...outer space laws governing responsibility, private ownership and enterprise so they are fit for purpose in the ...
04 October 2018
Space cluster launch takes UK beyond the final frontier
... supported by the European Regional Development Fund, Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust, Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (BTVLEP) and the Satellite Applications Catapult which also runs and manages the centre. Westcott...
20 May 2022
Science Fiction
...Trek fans’ insistence that the first Orbiter be named Enterprise, but omits the fact that, although NASA listened ...not a flight model Shuttle that was named Enterprise, meaning that ‘Shuttle Enterprise’ got nowhere near the space environment. Overall,...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
The history of human space missions spans over 50 years. In that time people have learnt to live and work in space, constantly develop new technologies and make innovations an indelible part of daily life. By its very nature, human astronautics ...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... deploy solar power satellites. Likewise, if space mining enterprises can develop low cost satellites that could be produced ...regulatory and standards problems that this new type of enterprise entails. The only established international law that has ...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
...a test flight. The successful launch of SpaceShipOne demonstrated that the final frontier is now opening to private enterprise. We are participants in a brand-new civilization - the space traveller society. Other prominent millionaires investing some...
