Space 2.0 is predicted to yield significant returns, in both scientific and engineering advances, but will increasingly be about direct and indirect economic benefits from space. As the technology landscape for space exploration develops, engineers at the will have to overcome challenges of cost, reliability, performance and more.

In this week's Engineers' Insight post, Hagen Goetze investigates the key enablers for the next generation of space technology, and how engineers can overcome the challenges they face.