Issue #2(2) 2014 Lounge

Flying saucers return

Spectacular catch – NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator is retrieved from the Pacific after a near-space test flight. The LDSD project is evaluating landing technologies for future Mars missions

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Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with nanosatellites

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Unlocking the potential of annular ion engines

Opinion

Aggression in outer space – time for action

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Hazel Fellows, one of the seamstresses who sewed and assembled the first American spacesuits produced by the International Latex Corporation – a company better known for making Playtex girdles and bras. Environment

Out of this world – NASA’s textile technicians and innovations for space voyages

The goal of ESA’s SOLARIS Specials

The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration