Awards The winning hackers team will be provided with up to 5 hours of mentoring sessions with industry expert in space applications - Antonios Maillis. The mentoring sessions will be provided by Antonios, between November 2023 and January 2024, and will consist of informal technical/business feedback on the team’s solution. Antonios will also dedicate some time to present business [...]
Space Cybersecurity Mission Control Table Top Exercise Join us for the Space Cybersecurity Mission Control TTX, organized by the SGAC's Space and Cyber Project Group and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace Cybersecurity Working Group (ACWG), in collaboration with Space ISAC, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) , and the Cornell Aerospace Adversary Lab! The TTX will [...]
Recently, our #DIVINAS member Tomas Ducai experienced his first underwater dive with a great instructor from Slovakia - Slovakia's one and only aquanaut Miroslav Rozložník! Paraplegic since birth, Tomas describes his feelings in this amazing parastronaut-like experience while he still prepares his selection for the next analog mission in the analog space habitat LunAres.
Looking at a rocket launch, it is difficult not to be amazed by the scene of a huge machine shooting straight up into the sky, creating enormous smoke clouds around it. The astronauts on the rocket have trained for years for this moment and have a hectic few months of important scientific work awaiting them. However, with the rise of space tourism, some things have changed. These new space travelers do not receive much training and go to space mostly for their entertainment. While it is impressive that within a few decades, space flight has become so much more accessible, it also raises the question of whether we are prepared for a large space tourism economy, especially from a safety and sustainability standpoint.
Online Masterclasses In order to help maximise your chances of success, we are providing our selected hackers with the unique opportunity to participate in pre-Hackathon online Masterclasses! You will learn about the essentials that you need to address the main topic of “How can space technology and know-how support and be utilized by women in remote communities?” We are [...]
In the middle of May, I had the pleasure of interviewing Nia van Woggelum for the first edition of our new interview series ‘Women in Space for Safety and Sustainability’. Nia has over twelve years of experience producing composite products and is currently working as the Manager of Operations at GTM Advanced Structures. We spoke about her career journey, aspects of safety and sustainability that she encounters in her work, as well as her experiences as a woman of color in her field.
Executive Summary In September 2020, the Space Generation Advisory Council’s Space Law and Policy Project Group established the Space Sustainability subgroup. The aim of the subgroup was to raise awareness about the Guidelines on the Long Term Sustainability of Space Activities 2019 (LTS) of the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) and understand the level [...]
Meet the Our Giant Leap Hackathon 2023 organizing team! Program team: Hackers team: [...]
On 10 March 2023, NASA published a study into the costs and benefits of orbital debris remediation. NASA cited the importance of sustainability in space for future generations to use and explore the domain as one of the key factors in the decision to undertake this incredibly detailed study.
