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Este artículo tiene como objetivo exponer los cometidos técnicos desempeñados por oficiales del CIPET, destinados en la Sección de Ingeniería de Plataformas y Equipamiento Especial de la Jefatura de Ingeniería del MALE y en la Subdirección General de Plataformas Terrestres del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), durante el ciclo de pruebas técnicas (definición de las pruebas, participación en su desarrollo, obtención de resultados y elaboración de los informes) para la evaluación de dos plataformas terrestres no tripuladas entre los años 2019 y 2020.

In September 2023, a Virgin Galactic spaceflight led by South African billionaire Timothy Nash sparked controversy in the world of anthropology. Nash's journey to the edge of space aboard the VSS Unity spacecraft included two significant biological and historical fragments: the thumb bone of a Homo naledi and a collarbone fragment of an Australopithecus sediba, both potential ancestral species to modern humans. These fossil specimens were chosen by paleoanthropologist Dr. Lee Berger, known for his penchant for attention. While the decision to take these hominin fossils into space raised ethical concerns among anthropologists, it also shed light on the age-old human practice of imbuing significance into objects through their association with sacred or transformative experiences. The act was seen as a symbolic fusion of the past and the future, representing humanity's appreciation for its ancient relatives. However, it raised questions about respecting the prehistoric dead and the appropriation of their remains, highlighting the need for a more enlightened approach to honoring our distant ancestors as we explore space.

In 2018, the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS, "the Association") instantiated a working group to discuss progress and issues with space traffic management (STM). This group, international in scope, conducted a series of meetings to discuss current progress and issues with the implementation of space traffic management systems. We report the results of the group's effort.

On 11 May 2022, India observed National Technology Day to commemorate a significant and landmark event in its long and illustrious path of technological advancements. The celebrations honour the professionalism, contributions, and achievements of Indian engineers, scientists, and technologists who are responsible for the country's development trajectory through epochal technological and scientific breakthroughs. This year also marks the commemoration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, an exemplary time in India's rich history of people, culture, and achievements. ITCA is delighted to dedicate this issue of TIP, titled "Space Intelligence: The Future is Now," to this momentous occasion.

avier Ventura-Traveset hace una amplia presentación de los programas previstos por la Agencia Espacial Europea durante esta
década, haciendo especial hincapié en la tremenda oportunidad
que representa el sector espacial para Europa. Isabel Pérez Grande se centra en las misiones y actividades científicas realizadas
con vehículos espaciales desde el comienzo de la carrera espacial. Jorge Potti nos presenta la industria espacial española en
el contexto europeo y mundial, subrayando la necesidad de un
incremento en la inversión gubernamental española en el sector. Federico Aznar y Jaime Sánchez Mayorga tratan los aspectos
relacionados con la seguridad nacional de este nuevo dominio
operacional que es el espacio exterior, incluyendo su posible militarización. Y, finalmente, Elisa Celia González Ferreiro resume los
aspectos legales espaciales, estudiando detenidamente las regu-
Miguel Ángel Gómez Tierno
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laciones nacionales y las de carácter internacional, y abogando
por una ley española sobre actividades espaciales.

The increasing demand for on-board calculation capability produces the necessity for high performance processing systems on-board nano to small satellites. Modern NewSpace applications especially signal processing, image processing, artificial intelligence require an amount of processing which is not feasible with currently available space grade solutions. In this paper, Thales Alenia Space in Germany is presenting its answer to this need: the multiMIND processing system-a highly flexible, multi-mission solution with modular software framework. The development and demonstration are supported by the European Space Agency in the frame of the ARTES Competitiveness & Growth activity "multiMIND on EIVE". Using latest COTS Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC (multi-processor system on chip) effectively combines large FPGA with multi-core ARM processors and delivers the required performance power, whereas robustness against radiation effects is ensured by a specific radhard island circuitry. This radhard circuit serves as a supervisor for the radiation sensitive COTS parts as well as reliable interface to other satellite subsystems. This design is completed by using other elements like Linux, software components and COTS FPGA IP cores allowing for fast development in demonstration mission as well as cost reduction in next generation missions. The first application of the multiMIND framework is the E/W-band demonstration mission EIVE (Exploratory In-Orbit Verification of an E/W-Band Satellite Communication Link), where camera data handling and high speed data downlink will be demonstrated; it is scheduled to fly in 2022. This paper will also show how the multiMIND framework can be adapted for modern RF SDR, signal / spectrum intelligence, radar or optical applications.

Alle Menschen sind Astronaut*innen-nachzulesen nicht nur bei Buckminster Fuller, sondern auch bei Michel Serres. Aber was bedeutet es, die Raumfahrt als gesellschaftliches Projekt zu reflektieren? Dieser Frage gehen die Beiträger*innen des Bandes im Hinblick auf die zwei wichtigen Dimensionen Wirtschaft und Kultur nach, die in Verbindung miteinander betrachtet werden. Die Analysen verdeutlichen, wie sich das technische Großprojekt der Raumfahrt in die Gesellschaft eingeschrieben hat, und lassen schlussfolgern, dass die Raumfahrt kein reines Elitenprojekt bleiben kann.

All humans are astronauts - to be read not only in the work of Buckminster Fuller, but also in that of Michel Serres. But what does it mean to reflect on space travel as a social project? The contributors to this volume explore this question with regard to the two important dimensions of economy and culture, which are considered in conjunction with each other. The analyses illustrate how the large-scale technical project of space travel has inscribed itself in society and lead to the conclusion that space travel cannot remain a purely elite project.

Space technology and services represent a major component of the well-functioning societies’ infrastructure. At the same time, outer space is being increasingly accessed with many entities sending out technologies in an attempt to minimize launching and operational costs. Subsequently, a cross-domains activity, space technologies and services lay in the insufficiently settled area of legislative and institutional measures, leading to a growing ambiguity among professional community, reunited under the concept of ”space traffic management” (STM). In line with the new initiatives in the field of STM, this paper attempts to unblackbox the interplay between definitions and establishment history of it, its context of emergence, usage and the level of technological maturation. At the same time, the paper intends to address the tension between governmental and private initiatives related to the management and the coordination for space traffic, in order to open up a discussion on this topi...

O capital pretende maquinar ad infinitum, através de nós e através dos astros, organizando a todos e a tudo segundo as hierarquias e categorias que sustentam e garantem sua própria reprodução. Como nunca antes, é mais fácil imaginar o fim do mundo do que o fim do capitalismo, posto que este último já planeja, de fato, subsistir além da Terra. Seja como for, e justamente porque estamos falando de capitalismo, uma certeza nos resta: agora que, virtualmente, a Terra deixou de ser um limite para o modo de produção vigente, apenas nós, seres humanos, poderemos interrompê-lo. Sendo assim, nosso destino cósmico já não depende da pergunta sobre se queremos ou não sobreviver, mas sim sobre como queremos viver juntos e o que estamos dispostos a fazer para assumir, novamente, o controle sobre nossas vidas.

Summary of winning entries of the NewSpace2060 International Moon Pitch competition
Video available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqZAiXaiM7o&feature=youtu.be
(between 4:45:06 - 5:04.12)
announced at the 2nd Moon Village Association workshop, USC in collaboration with the National Space Society