tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80450530411285534522024-02-20T14:36:25.197-08:00Space HorizonArnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-57430688753745871312010-11-11T14:28:00.000-08:002010-11-11T14:33:47.980-08:00Space Based Solar Power workshop 23rd November 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY27_7PaMahBnqiNvnhbGF8zDQJQolCYR0LXCFsm4iSdRrz0qiambvQmVBHRqG3yEhcGx4Aima3kV-gyfW8oRr-qJCLeNrddIolw6oe4IlfmO-cbftV5lDhObOPNhn2_RGcjkT4mLO24V/s1600/SBSP+Workshop.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY27_7PaMahBnqiNvnhbGF8zDQJQolCYR0LXCFsm4iSdRrz0qiambvQmVBHRqG3yEhcGx4Aima3kV-gyfW8oRr-qJCLeNrddIolw6oe4IlfmO-cbftV5lDhObOPNhn2_RGcjkT4mLO24V/s320/SBSP+Workshop.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538423897590098306" /></a><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">It is a great pleasure to invite you to a workshop we will be organizing on November 23<sup>rd</sup> on Space Based Solar Power (SBSP). As a consortium of Dutch companies and institutes we strongly believe that SBSP offers a potential solution for our global challenges related to the ever increasing demand for energy and the multifaceted link with the change in climate.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">In short, in a SBSP system solar energy is collected by large solar PV collectors in space and is send to receivers on earth by either microwaves or laser technology. Although the technology was already successfully tested in the 1970’s, and many initiatives are ongoing around the world (Japan, US, India), the development of an 1 GW SBSP system still faces a number of issues.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Nevertheless, given the technological developments and the significant reduction of the launch costs in the last few years, we believe SBSP is feasible in the near future and offers interesting possibilities for the Dutch technological market, especially in the field of solar PV and receiver and transmitter technology.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">In order to discuss the technological state of the art for SBSP, the chances for the Dutch market and related business case, we are organizing this workshop. Through a series of dedicated sessions the various topics are discussed and the path is cleared for what we see as the logical next step: a feasibility study which will highlight the Dutch technologies that can play a key role in the development for a SBSP system and define a roadmap and business case for the Dutch Market.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">In order to participate for this workshop, please send an email to: <span ><u><a class="western" href="mailto:Karin.van.der.Linden@altran.nl">Karin.van.der.Linden@altran.nl</a></u></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">The agenda for the workshop is presented below, and more information can be found in the flyer attached to this email. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">We hope to see you all on the 23<sup>rd</sup> of November!</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Best regards,</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Arno Wielders & Marc Klein-Wolt (on behalf of the Dutch SBSP consortium).</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Agenda:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">12:30 Lunch</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">13:00 welcome ( E. Laan, TNO)</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">13:05 Introduction and goals of the workshop ( A. Wielders SpaceHorizon)</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">13:10 Everyone introduces him or herself </span></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">13:15 History and concept explanation of SBSP (A. Wielders) </span></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">13:30 Q&A (A. Wielders)</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">13.45 Energy: Reneawables and why SBSP can play a role (Wim Sinke, ECN)</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">14.15 Q&A (W. Sinke)</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">14:30 Break</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">15:00 SBSP: first steps of a business case and life-cycle analysis (Altran)</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">15:30 Q&A plus discussion (Altran)</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">15:45 Technology presentations (E. Laan, E. Bongers, W. Sinke & L.Gurvits)</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt"> 10 minute presentations each plus 5 min of Q&A </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">16:45 Discussion session - Possibility to step forward and present your technology or input to SBSP</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">17:15 Conclusions and closure </span></span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><span ><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">17:30 Drinks</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p>Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-54847197420710435572010-02-01T10:37:00.000-08:002010-02-01T10:45:44.234-08:00Nieuw NASA budget gelanceerdOp 1 februari 2010 heeft de Obama regering het nieuwe budget voorstel voor NASA bekend gemaakt. Al weken gonsde het op het internet over welk project wel of niet door zou gaan. Wel, een kleine revolutie tekent zich. Het nieuwe maan programma, Constellation genaamd, onder welke een tweetal nieuwe raketten gebouwd zou gaan worden plus een nieuw ruimteschip en een maanlander is compleet stop gezet! Daarnaast zet Obama in op commerciele partijen als SpaceX en Orbital Sciences en anderen om astronauten naar het ISS te gaan brengen in 2015. De vraag is natuurlijk of een dergelijk voorstel wel door het congres kan komen. In het congres zitten een aantal senatoren van staten waar NASA een aantal centra heeft die diep betrokken waren bij het constellation programma en daarnaast zal met het verdwijnen van Constellation ook Florida met haar Space Shuttle mankracht een stevige economische klap krijgen als dit budget goedgekeurd wordt. In dit licht zal er naar grote waarschijnlijkheid een stevige discussie plaatsvinden in het congres met als meest logische uitkomst dat NASA toch een Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle gaat bouwen. Wellicht de Jupiter, die door een groep anonieme NASA medewerkers en industrielen voorgesteld is als alternatief voor de Ares 1 en 5 die waren voorgesteld in het Constellation programma. Het lijkt echter wel duidelijk dat alle vluchten naar het ISS door commerciele partijen gedaan zal gaan worden. Zal de commerciele ruimtevaart dan toch binnen 10 jaar een stevige positie hebben?Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-45956778561320898292009-12-08T14:31:00.001-08:002009-12-08T14:33:54.811-08:00SpaceShipTwo onthuld!Op 7 December heeft Virgin Galactic en Scaled Composites dan eindelijk hun nieuwe ruimtetuig SpaceShipTwo gepresenteerd. Check www.virgingalactic voor details. Puma had voor alle genodigden een cool jack ontworpen. Kijken of we die ook in Europa kunnen verkopen!Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-15477121531016445862009-11-15T03:15:00.001-08:002009-11-15T03:22:44.210-08:00Water op de maan en nu?Nu dat NASA bekend heeft gemaakt dat de Maan helemaal niet zo droog is als wat eerder werd verondersteld, vragen we ons af wat dit betekent voor de plannen van NASA, ESA en de andere agentschappen. In de VS wordt naar aanleiding van het Augustine rapport gesproken over het 'flexibele pad', waarin er raketten en ruimteschepen gebouwd moeten gaan worden voor diverse bestemmingen, waaronder de Maan en de asteroides. Met bericht lijkt het vooral raadzaam om de Maan met een nieuw bezoek te vereren. Het voordeel van water op de Maan is dat water zowel voor de bemanning op het oppervlak als voor hun terugkeer van belang is. Water (in de vorm van waterstof en zuurstof) een belangrijke brandstof component voor een raket, daarnaast kan het water op de maan voor consumptie gebruikt worden. Al dat water hoeft dus niet meegenomen te worden van de Aarde, zodat de hoeveelheid massa en daardoor kosten lager worden.<br /><br />Wat heeft deze ontdekking voor belang in Nederland? Wel, geleid door TNO is een consortium bezig met het Moon4You programma, waarin een privaat gefinancierd instrument met een van de GLXP deelnemers mee moet gaan vliegen. Dit instrument is vooral bedoeld om de grondstoffen van de Maan in kaart te brengen. Wellicht dat dit project ook een sprong kan maken en mee kan liften met de 'Water op de Maan' ontdekking.Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-68857748992178613292009-11-15T03:08:00.000-08:002009-11-15T03:10:53.178-08:00Water op de Maan!NASA heeft met de missie LCROSS een tweede trap van een raket op de maan laten neerstorten. Na een maand van analyses is bekend geworden dat de plaats van inslag water bevat! [<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html">http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html</a>]. Geruchten vliegen rond, dat NASA en Google de Google Lunar X Prize prijzenpot gaan verhogen....Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-32295635085317496282009-04-29T02:14:00.000-07:002009-04-29T02:16:28.697-07:00Interplanetary Economics: the speakers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OxcIvniVPFdrXF6acUrGeEELsVRZxdSQWUE_QN1wpP_X2t4vlc8ItzsXY3_Pwv75BJhdciTeGz3jdFqWBK3CtU046QIzx-hmnzp1l-Ha8JuATI48xScGFk8VNC2sqNsGZ4HP1-i_2QfW/s1600-h/New+Image.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OxcIvniVPFdrXF6acUrGeEELsVRZxdSQWUE_QN1wpP_X2t4vlc8ItzsXY3_Pwv75BJhdciTeGz3jdFqWBK3CtU046QIzx-hmnzp1l-Ha8JuATI48xScGFk8VNC2sqNsGZ4HP1-i_2QfW/s320/New+Image.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330039729466206370" border="0" /></a><br />In this photograph (courtesy: Jan van Evert, Bureau de Toekomst) the speakers from the Interplanetary Economics symposium of the 3rd of April 2009.<br />From left to right: Peter Sage, Arno Wielders, Erik Laan, John Lewis and Stella Tkatchova.Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-72960247387280963972009-04-09T03:44:00.000-07:002009-04-09T03:46:43.555-07:00Interplanetary Economics: the presentationsThe Interplanetary Economics Symposium was a succesfull event held on the 3rd of April. Thanks to the presenters the presentations can send to people interested. If you want to have the presentations please send an e-mail to : info@spacehorizon.com.Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-7884811465329104162009-03-25T05:11:00.000-07:002009-03-25T05:16:50.558-07:00Interplanetary Economics: Resources from Space<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzCScG9RoVoJW9cS53gL5vzp4FaBlfd5Z1tVDLRuzs_gnQtji6oZwpLHLhn8REMtpmnsdbAWE0-jpMfCG7vc0BIAdpw-Zgc87x0-5sjyE9vtcdqD4vHhqDOW9n_LavTSgXNuIH8PBOc4G/s1600-h/solarsystem.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317098214191212306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzCScG9RoVoJW9cS53gL5vzp4FaBlfd5Z1tVDLRuzs_gnQtji6oZwpLHLhn8REMtpmnsdbAWE0-jpMfCG7vc0BIAdpw-Zgc87x0-5sjyE9vtcdqD4vHhqDOW9n_LavTSgXNuIH8PBOc4G/s320/solarsystem.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This Symposium is dedicated to interplanetary economics and how society can benefit from resources from outer space and the planets. Specialists from the US, UK, Belgium and the Netherlands will discuss examples from space-based solar energy and asteroid mining, to commercial exploration of the Moon and Mars and the use of the Google Lunar X prize to catalyze the commercial usage of the Moon. The symposium is being organized by the Dutch chapter of the <a href="http://www.planetary.org/">Planetary Society</a> , <a href="http://www.spacehorizon.com/">Space Horizon</a> and <a href="http://www.falw.vu.nl/">VU University Amsterdam</a> and takes place in room WN-KC-159 of the VU University Amsterdam on friday April 3 2009.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The detailed programme is as follows:<br /></div><br /><ul><br /><li>12:00 Registration</li><br /><li>13:00 Opening</li><br /><li>13:15 Professor J.S. Lewis, Mining the Sky</li><br /><li>14:00 Dr. S. Thatchkova, Economic Benefits of Moon and Mars Exploration</li><br /><li>14:45 Break</li><br /><li>15:15 Dr. P. Sage, Energy from Space</li><br /><li>16:00 E. Laan & A. Wielders, Commercial Moon</li><br /><li>16:45 Forum discussion</li><br /><li>17:30 Closure / complementary drinks</li></ul><br /><p>Registration for this not-to-miss event is by e-mail to: <a href="mailto:secretariaat@ruimtevaart-nvr.nl">secretariaat@ruimtevaart-nvr.nl</a><br /><br />Sponsors of Space 2.0: Interplanetary Economics: resources from space are <a href="http://www.nivr.nl/">NIVR</a> , <a href="http://www.tno.nl/space">TNO</a> and <a href="http://www.cosine.nl/">Cosine</a> . </p>Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-64664619578802603192009-02-11T03:43:00.001-08:002009-02-11T03:45:19.349-08:00Space Horizon in Nature Magazine news flashNewsflash 11 February 2009<br /><br />Space Horizon is involved in a Dutch consortium to bring a RAMAN-LIBS spectrometer on a private mission to the Moon. Nature has published a news flash on this topic<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090210/full/457770b.html" target="_blank">http://www.nature.com/news/<wbr>2009/090210/full/457770b.html</a>Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-89567366482830267692009-01-01T06:48:00.000-08:002009-01-01T06:50:39.998-08:00Space 2.0 overview of 2008It is 2009 and we wish you all the best for the New Year. To read a very interesting overview of what has happened in 2008 in the New Space industry please have a look at the splendid website of <a href="http://www.hobbyspace.com/">www.hobbyspace.com</a> and check the article: <a href="http://www.hobbyspace.com/AAdmin/archive/SpecialTopics/Events/2008/Review-2008.html">http://www.hobbyspace.com/AAdmin/archive/SpecialTopics/Events/2008/Review-2008.html</a>Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-36233060608818405532008-12-23T05:21:00.001-08:002008-12-23T05:24:59.962-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthoEngRJcvKybinJvzHPegbgypaYFTfuJTG0fDasZZ6-KdXHLBIGupiZqIp5yFJWjgJvDKr6ih3JLE8zH2H7Y92OyNHl8ZBV2l9YUqek4vPiTN8Bq291f-v2-_HRjqdvmSK7NqGG-0_1A/s1600-h/img.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthoEngRJcvKybinJvzHPegbgypaYFTfuJTG0fDasZZ6-KdXHLBIGupiZqIp5yFJWjgJvDKr6ih3JLE8zH2H7Y92OyNHl8ZBV2l9YUqek4vPiTN8Bq291f-v2-_HRjqdvmSK7NqGG-0_1A/s320/img.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282975934874602370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRvuUiGOVOj6rU87vpqoITAFVMv-AXlQcP65_Vojrtnpa2-9CB3Bw0EQpBfaVZZYuhiQBk4ax8flSi9t4VppSZbiBS4lQvqPd8JbM84PCceak20qs7ff9JFzpYqOdfxxF9Aozip0uRmha/s1600-h/img1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRvuUiGOVOj6rU87vpqoITAFVMv-AXlQcP65_Vojrtnpa2-9CB3Bw0EQpBfaVZZYuhiQBk4ax8flSi9t4VppSZbiBS4lQvqPd8JbM84PCceak20qs7ff9JFzpYqOdfxxF9Aozip0uRmha/s320/img1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282975486542850786" border="0" /></a><br />Since the launch of the second spacecraft of Bigelow Aerospace (Genesis II) the logo of Space Horizon orbits the Earth roughly every 90 minutes. Look above for the logo inside the Genesis II spacecraft. The Genesis II spacecraft is meant to test important subsystems of a future spacecraft which should function as an orbital hotel for humans who want to spend some time in space either for science or leisure.Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045053041128553452.post-30845110756344667632008-12-23T05:18:00.000-08:002008-12-23T05:19:39.563-08:00Space Horizon blog starts!This blog will help you follow all the news surrounding the company Space Horizon.Arnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103146333924211125noreply@blogger.com0