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Life after Atlantis 16 November, 2011 The final flight for Nasa's Atlantis shuttle marked the end of an era but also ushered in a new dawn for spaceflight. Dr Gareth Evans explores the legacy of this historic space mission and asks... > read more

The Sky's No Longer the Limit for Commercial Spaceflight 20 June, 2011 The sky is no longer the limit as the possibly lucrative commercial spaceflight industry becomes more competitive. Liam Stoker profiles the leading contenders and glances at some of the...

Super Satellite 26 May, 2011 The global industry is booming, with a range of new platforms nearing launch, and more following fast in their wake. Dr Gareth Evans explores the most significant satellite projects...

Galvanising Galileo: EU's Answer to GPS 12 November, 2010 Anyone following the progress of the Galileo GNSS programme over the past few years could be forgiven for their dismay. The project has been marred by overruns in its budget and schedule, delays...

Satellites: Honing in on Defence 16 April, 2010 Gordon Feller asks if the satellite industry has the skills to continue its growth in defence. Earlier this year we looked at the technologies behind the growth of the commercial satellite...

Nasa's High-Tech Climate Monitoring 06 April, 2010 Almost since its inception, Nasa has played a large part in climate monitoring. Gareth Evans looks at the technologies that have made space agency more than just a player in the monitoring of...

Satellites in Defence 25 February, 2010 The satellite industry is now looking to defence for the big bucks. In the first of a two-part special on satellites in defence, Guy Richards looks at the technologies behind the growth of...

A Look Back at Mankind's Giant Leap 20 July, 2009 The first moon landing captured the minds and imagination of the whole planet in 1969. To mark the event's 40th anniversary a director's cut of the original Apollo 11 documentary is being...

China's Space Walk 30 September, 2008 A space walks puts a nice shine on a patriotic 2008 for China. Chris Buckley and Yu Le look at China’s ongoing space...

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