October 2015
Finding Earth-like worlds: the tale of how Kepler-452b was discovered
...’t tell whether this or, indeed, any other exoplanet discovered to date is really “earth-like” in the sense of having plant and animal life. That’s for future astronomers, scientists and engineers to work on. But we can be very happy...
October 2015
Russian business: a long road to the stars for private space initiative
... Corporation, which took part in the Ansari X PRIZE contest. Suborbital, together with the V.M. Myasishchev Experimental Engineering Plant, designed and built a life-size model of a tourist vehicle. The project did not secure funding and...
February 2016
Space – Overcoming Our Limitations
... his partners leased the Russian Mir space facility). It only makes sense that his dreams include planting a tree on Mars and growing flowers on the Moon. All firsts borne out of a mind with no limitations. To all...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... killed off the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago but also extinguished over 70 per cent of all plant and animal species that were alive at the time. This was the worst of the Earth’s five...
March 2016
Saving Earth from an Expanding Sun
... need for an orbiting space station. But now let’s say you have lots of power (with a fusion plant or lots of solar cells) and decide to push electrons against the EMF, so that they spew out the...
March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
... a team by not necessarily looking for experience but rather for motivation, solid background and youth. I needed to plant the seeds for a team that could grow and cover the next 15 years. I had to plan to cope...
