Space Policy

Guns, Butter and and Rockets: The Economics of Spaceflight

By Morris Jones on July 21, 2014

Economics has always affected spaceflight. The sheer cost of space missions causes even the world’s most affluent nations to plan their activities... Read more →

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Malaysia Flight MH17 and Spaceflight: A Widening Crisis?

By Morris Jones on July 18, 2014

The loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 - just weeks after the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 - is another tragedy for... Read more →

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Inmarsat: Arming Against Tragedy

By Tereza Pultarova on July 10, 2014

All eyes were on British satellite operator Inmarsat when it announced results of a never-done-before analysis at the end of March 2014. Looking at... Read more →

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Cospas-Sarsat: Life-Saving Beacons Fail to Save

By Tereza Pultarova on July 10, 2014

There were four of them aboard the ill-fated Boeing 777- 200ER: a portable device – to be triggered manually from the cockpit, a fixed gadget in... Read more →

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Eyes in Space: When Satellites Search for a Plane

By Merryl Azriel on July 10, 2014

It turns out that satellites are not well suited to spotting aircraft. A little thought will reveal that this is not an entirely surprising... Read more →

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Making Air Travel Safer with Iris

By Guest Author on July 10, 2014

In all of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, one thing can be said for sure: that the flight lost all... Read more →