April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... from ships that could thus be positioned, identified and tracked, as a tool for improving maritime surveillance in open waters. A polar orbit would ensure frequent (every 90 min) coverage of the northernmost areas. AISSat-1 signals captured over...
July 2021
Commercial space stations - fulfilling the dream
...to NASA, and is developing life-support products for water processing and environmental management. And beyond that, Sierra Space... market. Once someone is brave enough to put their toe in the water and test it out, and it goes well, then I think we’re...
27 July 2016
Where did Ceres' craters go?
... and instead of molten rock, "molten ice" – either water or brine – is the key constituent instead. "It's possible that there are layers... or pockets of briny water in the crust of Ceres," says Williams. "Under the ...
June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
... planet using all of the available material in a totally different way from its intended use - the production of water from hydrazine (rocket fuel) or the redefinition of a communication protocol with an old probe left on Mars from a previous...
October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
..., addressing the question: ‘Are there current habitats elsewhere in the solar system with the necessary conditions (water, biological essential elements, energy and stability) to sustain life?’ Science objectives The Jupiter system is seen...
October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
... our knowledge base, and brought many nations closer together. However, even that marvellous laboratory is a shamefully watered down version of the elaborate space transportation network, and commercial/scientific space platforms and Moon bases...
