Interest in space is, well, looking up, with more governments and companies funding research and missions to explore the cosmos and make use of the materials found there.

In this edition of KUST Review, we investigate some of the issues space exploration faces as well as some of the technology, materials and research that are paving the way.

In these pages you’ll find stories about the 2D materials that might shield astronauts from radiation and the cold of space; how future explorers might be affected by the law; why the junk in Earth’s orbit endangers future missions and much more.