March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... and competitive.” The international community, through the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space...and have been incorporated into the standard practice of the United States. Progress has been made in limiting the creation of new...
March 2015
Supplanting the state: rewards and risks
... mission-critical satellite, Wi-Fi and aviation technologies to major business, government and non-governmental customers in the United States and worldwide. We are proud of our partnership with Thuraya, for whom we developed the VIPturbo, a compact...
June 2015
Innovation at escape velocity: from NASA’s Apollo to SpaceX
... technology created by the space programme as a selling point for continued funding and development. Called ‘spinoffs’ in the United States, these have been accorded their own NASA publication and are frequently used for marketing purposes...
October 2015
Green cosmonautics: an ideal to strive for
... other utilities will be more size-efficient. This will also ultimately increase launch cost efficiency. The United States already shows a tendency toward greater environmental consciousness. Over the last 50 years, Russians have discovered a number...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... perspective In spite of seemingly urgent priorities, daily pressures and challenges that face every nation on Earth, the United States must remain committed to human space exploration. Space inspires our children, fuels invention and innovation, and...
January 2018
SLS ushers transformation of deep space exploration
...also supported development and certification of the new state-of-the-art engine controllers and software. The ... decided early in the vehicle’s development to leverage the proven United Launch Alliance Delta Cryogenic Second Stage (DCSS), flown on the...
