June 2017
How to build a Moon base cheaply
...raw materials is streamlined, 3D printers will be able to print habitation and technological modules, rocket engines, fuel tanks and ... In this proposal, only the parts necessary for printing base units and equipment necessary to receive and collect...
December 2017
Dressing up for space
... is integrated with an internal layer of MLI which acts as a thermoregulation system.. The possibility to have a ‘localisation system’ printed on textile with conductive ink that works as an antenna, was another inspiration behind this project. The...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... can be manufactured. This will require refinements to 3D printing technology to enable additional materials, such as metals and ... specialised parts from Earth. Given the rapid progress 3D printing has already shown in a very short period of time...
March 2018
Zero gravity and the human heart
... RL. Apollo flight crew cardiovascular evaluations. Biomedical Results of Apollo (NASA SP-368). Edited by Johnston RS. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 227-264. 1975. 14 Iglesias R. The Route Towards Cosmic Man. México: Editorial Limusa; 2009...
May 2018
Challenging the boundaries of materials science
... during thermal cycling. Pure tin as a solderable coating is now a standard finish for electronic component terminations and printed circuit boards despite the known risk of tin whisker growths. It seems incomprehensible that around 95 percent pure...
April 2019
Protecting our lunar legacy
... individual artefacts around any given landing site, plus all the boot prints and rover tracks. So, there seems to be a good argument ...but perhaps we could try to protect some of the boot prints, rover tracks and space hardware that was left behind? ...
