October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... the realm of small satellite manufacturing, launch and service provision. To meet the demand for this broadening space activity, whether it be powering robotic miners on the Moon or monitoring peat bogs in the Highlands of Scotland, the sector needs...
June 2022
Pandemic parallels
... isolation and lack of privacy. Conflict is a part of human existence and both polar exploration and human space activity have demonstrated that long duration missions of exploration are no exception, even when underpinned with training. Domestic...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... spacefaring nations, Europe finds itself in a unique position, with a space industry that more than pays for itself ESA itself, and European institutional space activities in general, would be economically unviable except for the continued vitality...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... on 12 October 2016 in Paris, France, of the new Asgardia space nation may well herald a new era in space activity along with new forms of global heartfelt involvement in space activities. When I signed up on asgardiaspace.com later that day I was...
October 2023
Slovenia’s footprint in space
..., with the participation of both industry and research institutions. The number and quality of subjects actively engaged in space activities has been constantly increasing over the last decade and this has led to the emergence of diverse ...
April 2024
Agencia Espacial Española – Spain’s future assurance
.... Bringing the agency to fruition was a complex proposition as there were many government ministries involved in space Historically Spanish space activities have fallen under the responsibility of the CDTI, an entity with its own legal standing that...
