September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... sub-orbital tourist ventures. These two questions cut to the heart of the ambiguity that has emerged as new technology continues to test the structural integrity of the legal framework surrounding human activity in space. Richard Branson during...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
...space, we need to do more than develop new technology. Humans must come to terms with the ...Russia and China continue to fly crews to space. NASA’s investments created new opportunities for the development of Earth orbit. Additional access to the ISS...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
... and knowledge developed in the design and construction of the ISS pressurised modules, injecting where possible new technologies currently available in terms of advanced materials, thermal and radiation protections, more autonomous life support and...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
...make the case that space research gave birth to new technologies and services that aid education, health care, transportation,... modern dilemma of space agencies that they now have the technological know-how to much better detect a number of different ...
July 2019
Stepping into space with STEAM
... will we thrive, not just survive, on other worlds?” We see, every day, an increasing drive towards the pursuit of new technologies and innovations beyond the bounds of Earth. Sure, there is SpaceX’s drive for Mars colonisation but there...
November 2016
Hi-tech greenhouse to test plant cultivation technologies in Antarctica
...), will be built in order to provide realistic mass flow relationships for the ISPR demonstrator and FEG. In addition to technology development and validation, food safety and plant handling procedures will be developed. These are integral aspects...
