August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... the objectives of equitable access… to meet the needs of the present generations while preserving the outer space environment for future generations”. The difficulty in identifying the necessary consensus is highlighted in their gestation period...
February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
... not drown the roots will be needed. The plant’s response to the space environment is more difficult to evaluate. Some aspects of that environment, such as restricted space, can direct our choice toward dwarf varieties. However, some other aspects...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... newer and goes back only a decade or so. It, too, has its origins in concerns about debris pollution of the space environment, but we now also see this as symptomatic of a more complex set of underlying, interrelated issues. However, because of the...
September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
... Experiments using Exobiofrost The Exobiofrost equipment (Figure 6) makes it possible to expose bio-objects to the open space environment in special containers, which are closed with a lid during re-entry to prevent overheating during passage through...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
...-Meusburger, architect and habitability researcher, has observed the relationship between the built environment and human activities in the space environment and during simulations studies on Earth, and has identified behavioural issues with mission...
26 January 2018
NASA launches GOLD to study Earth-space boundary
... in solar flares, flurries of energised particles make their way towards Earth with the potential to disrupt our space environment. Such influences are not only difficult to predict, but dramatic changes can also occur in as little as an hour...
