Dec 3, 2023 | Space Development, Space Solar Power
An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden from the observer by another object that passes between them. — Wikipedia In this article I compare two alternative space-based technologies, Solar Power Stations vs a sun blocking Occulus, that...
Jul 6, 2023 | Commercial Space, Space Development, Space Economics, Space Stations
Figure 1. Porter”s Five Forces model applied to a commercial space station business. This essay is an expansion on the Porter’s Five Forces section of the presentation Evaluating the Market for Commercial Space Stations originally presented at the 2023...
Jun 14, 2023 | Commercial Space, Space Conferences, Space Development, Space News
Dylan Taylor, CEO of Voyager Space, delivering the keynote The Future of the NewSpace Industry: Enablers and Impediments at the 2023 International Space Development Conference. Dylan Taylor, CEO of Voyager Space, delivered his keynote presentation The Future of the...
Nov 17, 2020 | Space Development, Space Settlement
A popular analogue used in the space domain is that of historical building projects, notably cathedrals that took decades and in some cases centuries to complete Cathedrals are often taken as archetypes for long-term projects. Author Andreas M. Nein explores the...
Jun 29, 2020 | Space Agriculture, Space Development, Space Settlement
Illustration: An astronaut in a field of corn. Original image credit: NASA/Sean Smith The Netherlands is the second largest exporter of vegetables in the world, and more than half of its land area is used for agriculture with some greenhouse complexes covering 175...
Jun 29, 2020 | Space Development, Space Education
Illustration: The Five Lagrange Points When the Chicago Society for Space Studies was started 43 years ago (then known as the Chicago Society for Space Settlement), there was much talk about using the Lagrange points for space development. Lagrange points are a family...
