January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... that Earth is no longer their only home. With the exploration of the Moon and beyond will come a changing sense of..., or even the United States. Home was Earth. The view that future explorers will know as ‘home’ – the Earth-Moon system, as seen in ...
February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
...is possible, as is the human pride it implies, but I prefer the one that emphasises the responsibility of humanity that explores and will someday exploit space. To declare space and celestial bodies as the common heritage of humankind is to recognise...
September 2023
From the Earth to Mars
... Oberth, which is a wonderful portrait of the rocket pioneer looking back, or sometimes refusing to re-examine, his career. Space exploration is too often a business with both eyes on the future. But understanding the past is vital to make sure...
December 2014
Technology drives space exploration: we won’t make it to Mars without investment
...and inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and explorers. With the Space Launch System heavy lift rocket ...and apply them to new hardware and businesses and industries. Exploration demands a sense of urgency. People love a challenge, they...
05 May 2017
Will CubeRover revolutionise planetary surface exploration?
...minimising risk should a rover become disabled. CubeRover exploration enables follow-on missions to accomplish goals that would...cost savings could help accelerate the pace of space exploration, by accomplishing goals that would not otherwise have been...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
... of onward flight across interplanetary space will be much higher. Artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Mars 2020 rover exploring Mars. Testing techniques There is a growing need to understand the budgets of different resources on the Moon, asteroids and...
