Glasgow Science Centre inspires the next generation of leaders, dreamers and innovators in Scotland’s space industry. Scotland’s space sector is growing and generating billions of pounds for the UK economy. Scotland continues to be at the forefront of cutting-edge research and thousands of new, specialist jobs are being created every year. And it’s not just … Read more
Most space mission systems have historically used a single spacecraft designed to complete an entire mission independently. Whether it was a weather satellite or a human-manned module like Apollo, almost every spacecraft was deployed and carried out its single mission completely independently. But now, organizations in the space industry are exploring missions with many satellites … Read more
Most space mission systems have historically used a single spacecraft designed to complete an entire mission independently. Whether it was a weather satellite or a human-manned module like Apollo, almost every spacecraft was deployed and carried out its single mission completely independently. But now, organizations in the space industry are exploring missions with many satellites … Read more
The past decade has seen rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations compete for key military and economic positions beyond Earth. Public and private entities clamor to mine the Moon, and a growing halo of space debris litters low Earth orbit. In a 2023 white paper, a group of concerned astronomers warned against … Read more
As a child in Ivory Coast, West Africa, Tidiane Ouattara gathered with friends in his village to look at the stars. The group, who called themselves “the Moon Club,” lay on the ground and looked up at the cosmos. “We believed we could talk to the moon,” he told CNN in a video interview. “From … Read more