Business - Space Summer School

18 Aug

Building Before the Builders Arrive: Infrastructure for the First Lunar Settlement

A small cargo spacecraft lands near the lunar south pole, carrying equipment for a new habitat. No construction crew waits for it. There are no cranes, roads or electrical grids. The landing site may need preparation before larger spacecraft can use it safely. The habitat

18 Aug

No Signal on the Moon: Building Communications and Navigation Beyond Earth

jcarreiraNo Opinions

A rover leaves a lunar settlement and heads toward a mining site 30 kilometres away. It carries no driver. Its navigation system follows a planned route while sensors watch the terrain ahead. Halfway there, the rover finds an obstacle and changes course. The operations centre

17 Aug

The Supply Chain to the Moon: Who Will Become the DHL of Cislunar Space?

jcarreiraNo Opinions

A permanent lunar settlement needs a reliable way to move people and cargo between Earth, lunar orbit and the surface. It also needs to move them across the Moon. Together, these services form a new kind of supply chain. From one-off missions to regular schedules

04 Aug

Building the Lunar Economy: Why Artemis II Changes Everything

jcarreiraNo Opinions

Humans have walked on the Moon. We have seen it in movies and old videos on the internet. Apollo 11 captivated a million viewers: the countdown, the ignition of engines, the rocket’s ascent beyond the clouds... then Neil Armstrong’s famous words, and astronauts hobbling in

04 Aug

Health in Space: Portugal’s Role in a Growing Frontier

Pedro LacerdaNo Opinions

By Pedro Lacerda When we think about space exploration, we often imagine rockets, satellites, and distant planets. But behind every mission is a simple fact: humans are fragile. In orbit, on the Moon, or during long journeys, we face risks that go far beyond technical

04 Aug

How Cinema and TV Shaped How We See Living in Space

Pedro LacerdaNo Opinions

By Pedro Lacerda When we think about living in space, we often picture it through the lens of film. Sleek corridors, glowing panels, and silent stations — these images come not from real missions, but from cinema and television. Two productions stand out: 2001: A

22 Jul

From Rockets to Routes: The Emerging Landscape of Space Transportation

António SampaioNo Opinions

Until recently, space transportation meant one thing: launch. A few companies, a handful of rockets, and an expensive ticket to orbit—if you were lucky. Today, that’s still true. Most transportation in space is about getting things to space: satellites, scientific payloads, the occasional astronaut. Launch

22 Jul

Leaving Earth (Briefly): The Rise and Reach of Space Tourism

António SampaioNo Opinions

Space tourism was never modest in fiction. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, passengers travel aboard a silent spaceplane to a wheel-shaped orbital station, sipping drinks in artificial gravity. In Total Recall, vacations to Mars are sold as packages. More recently, The Expanse and For All

09 Aug

On the Shoulders of Giants

Pedro LacerdaNo Opinions

The phrase "on the shoulders of giants" is often attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, although its origins can be traced back to earlier sources. The phrase captures the idea that knowledge and progress build upon the work and insights of those who came before us.

03 Aug

O Mário vai ao espaço

Pedro Lacerda1 Opinion

A missão NS-22 da Blue Origin leva a bordo o turista português Mário Ferreira. Com lançamento marcado para dia 4 de Agosto às 13:30 UTC desde Corn Ranch no Texas, a missão tem uma duração total de 10 minutos atingindo uma altitude de pouco mais

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