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26 Space invaders and the uusual suspects -
disruptive trends in Earth observation
New opportunities for all stakeholders in space
Gil Denis et al
, Airbus Defence & Space, Toulouse, France
ASTRONAUTICS
33 Space nation set to mark its presence in orbit
Launch of inaugural satellite will be significant step
for first nation in space
Lena De Winne
, NGO Asgardia, Vienna, Austria
38 Planning for health, sex and sleep on a
future Mars colony
Addressing the human health challenges of life on the
red planet
William West
, Graduate of Space Policy Institute,
George Washington University, USA
Kris Lehnhardt
, School of Medicine & Health
Sciences, George Washington University, USA
44 Radiation protection for space colonists
and travellers
Managing and mitigating extreme radiation risks
beyond Earth
L Joseph Parker MD
, Arkansas, USA
48 Spaceflight studies support geriatric
health on Earth
Exploring the parallels between microgravity and the
consequences of aging
Nandu Goswami
&
Helmut Hinghofer-Szalkay
,
Medical University of Graz, Austria
Amal Ezzedine
, Thuraya Telecommunications
Company, Dubai, UAE
53 Plans for high-speed lunar rovers
Looking to improve the capabilities, reliability and
speed of planetary robots
David Rodríguez-Martínez
&
Dr Kazuya Yoshida
,
Space Robotics Lab, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
58 Africa is open for space business
Emerging market seeks significant role in global
space sector
Temidayo Oniosun
, Space Generation Advisory
Council, Nigeria, Africa
62 India’s dynamic ecosystem for space
entrepreneurship
Analysis of changing space landscape and emergence
of NewSpace in India
Narayan Prasad
, Satsearch.co, Delft, The Netherlands
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