Paid-members only Space issues Featured Open Source and Open Science for the Space Industry Open science and open source software and hardware have strengths and advantages. However, from a cybersecurity perspective, it isn’t easy to anticipate the consequences for space.
Paid-members only Space tech Featured Ocean-based R&D for Space The scale, complexity, risk, and difficulty of conducting ocean-based R&D for science, energy, and general exploration, can lay the groundwork for space.
Paid-members only Space tech Featured Discovery At the Edge of Our World Many mysteries will continue to be revealed thanks to research and development in the Chilean Atacama desert.
Spacefaring Featured A Question of Scale and Vantage Point In our lifetimes, we might witness how humanity could finally harness breakthroughs to unprecedented new levels, unlike anything we’ve imagined.
Spacefaring Featured Space Logistics, Challenges Ahead The current payload launching momentum will force us to think about space logistics sooner than we think.
Spacefaring Featured Big Questions, Complex Answers Rich sources of innovation and engineering in different domains and industries, such as deep sea exploration, genetic engineering, etc., might open valuable R&D avenues for space.
Paid-members only Space economy Featured Soaring to Our Future, A Review of Artemis I Payloads It will be interesting to see the latest breakthroughs in compressing and making sense of big data from the Artemis I CubeSat missions. Not all of the satellite imagery and sourced data will be helpful.
Spacefaring Featured Popularizing Space Travel “Spaceport KSC” is the first time in my life that I’ve ever witnessed a fully-built spaceport for civilian spaceflight. It truly sets the stage to start imagining answers to basic travel questions.
Paid-members only Space tech Featured The Complexity of Space Software, We’re not in Kansas anymore With many early missions leveraging custom, commercial off-the shelf, and open source software packages, the issues of software complexity and lack of interoperability have been brought forth in my conversations with space engineers and CEOs.