November 2020
Walking on the Moon
... developed one that challenges the norms of robotic vehicle design. In the early 1970s, when the Apollo astronauts were driving their lunar roving vehicles across the Moon’s barren surface, the space community was...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... Espacial Portuguesa), which has only been in existence a few years, made a big impact at the 2022 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Paris, France. On a busy stand, President Ricardo Conde met up with ROOM Editor-in-Chief Clive...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
... Airshow where ROOM Editor Mark Williamson spoke to Pradeep Dass, President & CTO. One of the holy grails of astronautics is the single stage to orbit (SSTO) spaceplane. Although the development of reusable, or partially reusable, staged launch...
01 October 2019
Where Once We Stood - Stories of the Apollo astronauts who walked on the Moon
The philosophically-titled ‘Where Once We Stood’ is an astronaut history with a difference. It is written from actual mission transcripts, but embellished in the style of a novel and, instead of ...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
...total received radiation dose of 0.66 sievert. This is significant, as NASA’s limit for the maximum radiation dose throughout an astronaut’s career is currently set at 1.00 sievert. The dangers are real and present. Shortly after the Apollo 16 flight...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
.... Countries are easily recognized; cities can be identified. Astronauts connect with loved ones by sharing their unique view ... system will be home to our returning astronauts. Second, just as astronauts on the Space Station talk about how geopolitical...
