01 October 2019
Life on Mars: what to know before we go
... rockets and spacecraft to transport astronauts to Mars or life support systems to help them survive once they get there,...good read. The volume concludes with an unusual appendix of “life on Mars astronomers and scientists” (do the former not qualify ...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
... future human travel into deep space, including life support systems, new generation electrical power supply systems and... units. Testing methods, performance assurance technology and health support research that will be needed by crews embarking on ...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
...will be essential: local resources and systemic recycling will be used for local manufacturing and repair of life support infrastructure as well as scientific and functional equipment. ESA has already developed an aerospace-quality plastic 3D printer...
November 2019
Space for Art – Reflections on the Moon
... moons would reveal more and might hold the secret to life in our outer solar system. It was this idea that...of who and where we all are together on this colourful, life-supporting planet in the otherwise, seemingly endless, blackness of space.” Stott...
January 2023
Producing food in space
... to plants and any spacecraft environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) includes an electrolyser for oxygen ...on what we know, Solein’s nutritional contents should support and supplement space meals quite well. Solein consists primarily...
02 October 2019
First look at China's new spacecraft capable of deep-space travel
... spacecraft after the nation signed a deal with Russia in 1995 for the transfer of Soyuz technology, including life support and docking systems. While it functions adequately for its purpose, it is not designed for example to withstand a high...
