June 2015
The day Philae landed: how a rough touchdown still made history at the Rosetta Mission
...12, 2014 will be remembered as the day when Europe made space history… Although the comet landing occurred on 12 November, Philae...of great relief, seeing that after 12 years of interplanetary space travel Philae was ready to set foot on the comet.The ...
August 2016
Are the days of innovation in global space over - or just beginning?
... the times. We must not underestimate the contribution made to the arts and to our cultural history by space exploration and space travel. Technological advancement, accelerated by the 20th century’s love affair with worldwide warfare, will mean that...
July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
... said the experience was just incredible - and that’s a good thing for all of us. It’s not just individual space travel but research as well, and one of the things we’re excited about with the UAE...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... ground and hurts someone”. This and other developments are well-intentioned and forward-looking in making space travel safe and sustainable. However, this is not a coordinated action at a time when there is a growing worldwide demand for...
October 2024
Revolutionising space medicine and global health through virtual and augmented reality
... exploration, telemedicine has served as a fundamental approach for delivering healthcare since the beginning of human space travel, by connecting crewmembers with physicians on the ground. With the Metaverse, real-time interaction between astronauts...
October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
..., goes back much further than we might think. Human space travel first appeared in literature many centuries before it became a ... and from bookshops. What if we focused on unmanned space travel and let the last astronaut go? Just like Assata Shakur...
