January 2018
Cosmic cocktails and galactic moonshine
... in our food (bread), beverages, and pharmaceuticals (insulin)…so understanding yeast viability in space may have consequences and clinical applications for the future of space exploration and colonisation.” Beer-loving students are not the only ones...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
... return to the Moon is now imminent following recent changes in NASA’s future exploration directions. Other nations may well follow and, like the International Space Station (ISS), this approach could involve collective national initiatives. European...
04 August 2021
Starliner launch delayed indefinitely following "valve" problems
... Boeing decided to stand down from the launch attempt after Russia’s Nauka module caused the International Space Station to spin following a thruster misfire. Boeing then rescheduled Starliner’s launch for 3 August at 5.20 pm GMT (1:20pm ET) to allow...
July 2020
Key technologies for space exploration
...Propulsion focus The company recognises propulsion systems and environmental systems as key technologies in the broader space exploration endeavour In the 1990s, the group formerly known as Orbital Technologies Corporation – which was acquired by SNC...
November 2021
Megasatellite habitat at Ceres
... can be held by each cylinder is 56,700, leaving each inhabitant with 1100 square metres of sunlit rural space. The rural space is 50 m high – a height sufficient for trees and, as it is a closed ecosystem, water and other elements circulate much...
February 2022
An interplanetary transportation system
...truly explore the stars, we must develop the capability to lift massive amounts of materials into space, which... use of artificial gravity within the compartments of the Space Train. As the Space Train approaches Mars, the gravity would be altered so...
