March 2016
Captivating hearts and minds
... were already primed with knowledge about Rosetta and Philae via extensive coverage in the broadcast and print media, as well as by a wide distribution over the web. An unexplored avenue for creating additional engagement may involve...
March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
... telescopes there because it is shaded from Earth’s radio pollution. Building a telescope, perhaps using innovative techniques like 3D printing, would enable us to look much deeper into the universe. “No human has ever visited the lunar pole...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... one of several examples. DLR is investigating and developing technologies to sinter specifically shaped structures out of regolith using 3D printing with the aid of solar radiation. The regolith present on rocky planets could potentially be used for...
September 2016
Paediatric cancer patients aim for the stars with space inspired art project
...’ (a 20-foot long paper dragon made in collaboration with over 1,300 patients) and a 100-foot long digital print mural that we have exhibited at the hospital, to exhibiting our art through partnerships with the Museum of Health...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
... to consider how to infuse innovative technologies and streamlined methodologies into future systems and missions, to include 3D printing in space, hybrid motors and other disruptive ways to monetise systems to bring to market. Effort must be made...
April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
Building a space colony that will protect and sustain a population of hundreds or even thousands of colonists in an environment that is hostile to human life presents huge technological and economic challenges. One of the greatest challenges for the...
