January 2018
Shielding the human genome
... exposure; the shielding and launch weight restrictions for vehicles and habitats are simply too great to launch from Earth. Besides, vehicle and habitat shielding materials available today are ineffective at stopping some forms of space...
April 2018
Servicing the space economy
.... The leading space faring nations of the world are discussing a possible deep space habitat that would orbit the Moon. This habitat could be supplied by private logistics companies. And all of this can begin with a secondary...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... those biological processes as a life support system in a space habitat? Perhaps surprisingly, the idea of implementing an algal photobioreactor to ...Vegetable Production System) and Advanced Plant Habitat are both currently growing food plants...
August 2018
UAE’s ambitious plans for space sector growth
...in Dubai that will become a working simulation of a complete Mars habitat. The Hope mission to Mars, due for launch in 2020. ... that will be become a working simulation of a complete Mars habitat The first thing you should know is that the UAE is ...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
... system approach. Team Zopherus of Rogers, Arkansas, won first place in the Virtual Modeling Stage of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Competition with a design that includes using a moving printer that deploys rovers to retrieve local materials. Water...
May 2019
A matter of perspective
.... Colonisation requires the establishment of permanent bases that have the potential for self-expansion, and inflatable habitats are one possible option for surface architecture on Mars. Geodesic spheres as invented by Buckminster Fuller in the 1950s...
