August 2018
Measuring the pulse of Mars
...no other mission has done before it. NASA’s InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) spacecraft will peer deep into Mars’ interior using three main research techniques to give scientists an unprecedented...
August 2018
Monitoring marine litter by satellite
... the marine environment can be very complex, due to the multitude of potential sources but also because it can be transported by sea currents and wind across long distances [1]. Plastic ML is a global issue and can be found in all seas...
November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
... Nacional del Espacio Exterior, CONEE), on 31 August 1962. CONEE was an office of the Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT) and was devoted to doing experimental work in rocketry, telecommunications and atmospheric studies from 1962 until...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
...; Miles Carden, Director, Spaceport Cornwall; Dan Hart, CEO, Virgin Orbit; Geoff Brown, Portfolio Holder for Transport, Cornwall Council; and Melissa Thorpe, Head of Engagement for Spaceport Cornwall. Wider message Spaceport Cornwall’s experience...
February 2021
Cyber and Space – the role of the cyber-range
...and global positioning. Without these products, many of the services we take for granted, such as utilities, transportation, banking and communications, may be degraded or lost, with potentially serious and irreparable consequences. Understanding the...
July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
... supports a much wider variety of N2O-fed thruster options. Nitrous oxide is also easily available, inexpensive, easily transportable and can be handled with minimum safety precautions compared with other propellants in the table. Because N2O...
