Essay: Cybersecurity for satellites is a growing challenge, as threats to space-based infrastructure grow
SYLVESTER KACZMAREK, chief technology officer at Imperial College London, looks at the increasingly threats to satellite security…
Essay: Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023
GARETH DORRIAN, of the University of Birmingham, and IAN WHITTAKER, of Nottingham Trent University, look – in an article first published on The Converation – at what 2023 promises for space exploration…
Europe names world’s first disabled astronaut
Paris, FranceReuters The European Space Agency on Wednesday named the first ever “parastronaut” in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. The 22-nation agency said it had selected former British Paralympic sprinter John McFall as part of a new generation of 17 recruits picked for astronaut training. […]
Essay: James Webb telescope – a scientist explains what its first, amazing images show, and how it will change astronomy
Following the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope this week, MARTIN BARSTOW, professor of astrophyics and space science at the University of Leicester, explains – in an article first published on The Conversation – what they show…
“Space is for everyone”: Europe’s Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut
Berlin, GermanyReuters The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world’s first physically disabled astronaut and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ESA head Josef Aschbacher told Reuters. The 22-member space program has just closed its latest decennial recruitment call for astronauts and received 22,000 applicants, Aschbacher said. “We […]
Giant leap for womankind? Europe’s space agency wants more female astronauts
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Space – the next frontier for gender equality? Europe’s space agency launched a mission this week to take on more women astronauts as it kicked off its first recruitment campaign for more than a decade. Nearly 60 years since the first human blasted off into space, women account for just 11 per […]
Europe space chief says exploration can propel interest in climate change
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation World leaders should use space exploration as a tool to teach the public about climate change and spur action to curb global warming, Europe’s top space official said on Thursday. From the heating caused by greenhouse gases to the need to reuse resources, space missions can show people what might happen […]
KNOW IT ALL: THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
DAVID ADAMS takes a look at some of the facts and figures behind the International Space Station (ISS)…