April 2021
Satellite servicing comes of age
...science fiction movie: 36,000 kilometres over the sunlit Pacific Ocean, two satellites glide toward each other through the inky blackness...slowly to its new operational location over the Atlantic Ocean, using its highly efficient EP engines. Once there...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
...gas exploitation at sea. With more than two million square kilometres of ocean areas, much of which is in the Arctic, monitoring and control ... constellation With more than two million square kilometres of ocean areas, much of which is in the Arctic, ...
15 April 2016
Shifting ice on Europa could be warmer than anticipated
... of the shell, which ultimately could give an indication as to the chemistry in the moon’s oceans. And if you're looking for life, then the chemical make-up is a big deal. In... to apply, as they try to unravel the mysteries of Europa's hidden ocean.
16 June 2016
SpaceX Successfully Launches All-Electric Satellites; Loses First Stage in Landing Attempt
... 9 rocket's first stage on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean was not successful. According to Elon Musk's Twitter post, the attempt... Until recently, all rocket stages usually fell into the ocean and could not be recovered and reused. SpaceX has ...
17 March 2021
Like Venus, ancient water on Mars is trapped in its crust, new study says
...a new study revealed that Venus may be hiding oceans worth of water in its crust - a finding... vast retention of ancient water, which could equate to as much as several oceans' worth of H2O, decreased over the Noachian period (~3.7 to 4.1 billion years...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... might be compared to that of the 19th and 20th centuries with respect to maritime shipping and exploiting the oceans’ resources where there was a wilful ignorance of the negative impact of pollution and a general blindness to the long...
