28 September 2016
Musk unveils ambitious plans for Mars
... arranged in concentric circles. The spaceship itself will have nine Raptor engines, carry 450 tonnes of crew, life support and cargo, and would be designed as a “fun” place to live and work. Initial development is being funded by profit...
19 April 2019
Mission to Mars by 2033 not viable says independent report
... requirements expand, the Gateway would face higher technology integration risk, especially for power, propulsion, and life support systems originally sized for a small Gateway.” The Gateway would also be critical for in-space testing of the...
25 August 2019
Soyuz craft carrying Skybot F-850 fails to dock at ISS
...; the structural and functional centre of the Russian Orbital Segment that also provides all of the station’s life support systems. This will require something of a spaceship reshuffle, as currently anchored to this port is the Soyuz MS-13 which...
24 October 2019
SpaceX confirm plans to build cities on the Moon and Mars
... however. The company plans to build propellant depots on Mars and utilise in situ resources in order to provide basic life support systems. With these in place, said Wooster, SpaceX’s eventual goal is to establish a planet-hopping network so that...
29 March 2018
NASA Mercury Owner’s Workshop Manual
... five main sections covering Mercury’s origins and development, and detailing its main subsystems (structure, power, life support, etc) before concluding with an overview of missions and relevant launch vehicles. There is a list of abbreviations and...
04 February 2021
Three more service modules for Artemis to be built in Europe
... power one main engine and 32 smaller thrusters. It also provides the crew with the central elements of life support such as water and oxygen, and regulates thermal control while attached to the crew module. Artemis I, the...
