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May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... Studies degree from the International Space University. He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and the Committee for the Cultural Utilization of Space (ITACCUS), seeking to promote innovative...Balint, T., Hee Lee, C., 2018. “ Pillow Talk—Curating Delight for Astronauts,” Paper: IAC-18-E5.3.3, 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Session 5.3—Contemporary Arts Practice and Outer Space: A Multi-Disciplinary...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... international space industry. Azerbaijan is not well known for its space industry but it impressed the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) sufficiently to allow it to host the 74th IAC. In fact, it was not...its idiosyncrasies, the International Astronautical Congress remains, arguably, the world’s most diverse and multidisciplinary space conference In fact, it was in one of these law sessions that ROOM magazine’s founder and benefactor, ...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
... Complex. Why should the Boeing company be particularly interested in this potted history of astronaut transfer vehicles? First, because Boeing heritage companies North American Aviation, North American Rockwell ... of a journey to space as comfortable as possibleBoeing Astrovan II made its official public debut at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington DC on 21 October 2019, but before the conference began it embarked on a...
January 2022
International cooperation - the key to survival on Earth and in space
... of the second EU-ESA Space Exploration Conference in Brussels in 2010. Frank became Head of ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany in August 2012. Since 2017, he has been in charge of Space Station operations...really hope that some of the people with physical disabilities that we select can become fully professional astronauts. Frank De Winne shows Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister Etienne Schneider a mock-up of Europe s Columbus ...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
...new technologies and make innovations an indelible part of daily life. By its very nature, human astronautics requires constant innovation, technological development and the search for unconventional solutions. Today, the International Space...An unmanned circumnavigation of the Moon is planned for the mid-2020s and a Moon landing for Russian astronauts is planned for the end of the 2020s. Looking at the Soviet and Russian background of docking ...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... board future spacecraft too. High-level mass streams in an algal life support system. To support astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS), we currently resupply about seven tons of water and five ... completely resupplied in pre-packaged form today. The frequent resupply missions that provide the necessary consumables to astronauts on the ISS would not be an option during a mission to Mars or extended stays on the Martian surface. ...
October 2016
Project MOONWALK
... and the conflicting communication with ground control, it is not very practical. In MOONWALK, alternative astronaut-robot interfaces, including a chest-mounted display and control by gesture, were evaluated. Gesture control ... water immersion partial gravity simulation. It is a prototype computer installed on the EVA suit allowing an astronaut to visualise procedures, and Base/Mission Control to monitor progress. It permits the exchange of voice, ...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... procedure includes a medical check and diagnosis in the base’s ‘medical centre’ where afterwards the injured astronaut or one of his crewmates performs the intraoral scanning in order to make individual 3D scans of the..., is used to automatically manufacture the restoration from ceramics, resin or another useful material. Our fictional astronaut or a crewmate then inserts and cements the crown. The fitting and positioning guide helps to place ...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
...training technologies, new rehabilitation techniques) as well as lessons learned from the astronauts acquires new competencies related to astronaut operations, training and space medicine in order to achieve a more independent... and stronger European position in these areas performs the ‘Direct Return’ of European astronauts (i.e. return of ESA astronauts to EAC/Cologne immediately after landing in Kazakhstan), which also enhances the visibility of...
