April 2018
Servicing the space economy
... an architecture for his Mars colonisation plan. 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...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
...produced by algae in our oceans, so why not try to duplicate those biological processes as a life support system in a space habitat? Perhaps surprisingly, the idea of implementing an algal photobioreactor to do just this is not new. In fact, research...
August 2016
National legislation provides incentives for private business
... with the authorising authority would be possible when determining the authorisation conditions. A concept for a space station using the B330 expandable space habitat manufactured by Bigelow Aerospace. The design was evolved from NASA’s TransHab...
30 May 2016
BEAM module fully expanded on ISS
... the module will remain undisturbed. BEAM will be at the International Space Station for a period of at least two years, during which testing on the use of expandable modules for deep space habitats and commercial space stations will be conducted.
29 March 2018
Lunar Settlements
...covering the past and future, lunar development, outer space habitat design, the human condition, planning and analogues, ... states the writer, because the so-called ‘Vision for Space Exploration’ had “little public support”; problems with “radiation...
17 May 2017
SLS/Orion mission delayed until 2019
... goal of sending humans to the vicinity of Mars in the 2030s, significant development work on key systems such as a deep space habitat, in-space transportation, and Mars landing and ascent vehicles must be undertaken in the 2020s, and the Agency will...
