January 2022
Revealing the magnetic universe
...the density wave theory, which predicts that stars form in the arms as gas moves into the wave and is compressed by its ... be compressing the magnetic field lines as the morphological spiral arms move through the galaxy. The solar system is entering a...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... using its onboard attitude control and propulsion system, respectively. Another proposed application of space-based robotic arms is for in-orbit servicing and refuelling. Both deorbiting and in-orbit servicing/refuelling operations generally require...
February 2016
200 Days in Space: Living in Orbit
...them with the Canadarm2, the Space Station’s big robotic arm. We control the arm from a robotic work station inside, located in the ... astronaut’s favourite place! We can actually see the robotic arm through the windows of the Cupola. The Cupola, a ...
March 2016
Gravitational waves provide new window on the universe
...mirror, called a test mass, when it reaches the end of the arm. The two beams are then returned to a photodetector. If the ... the detector, its affect will be to lengthen one 4 km arm and shorten the other during one half-cycle of the wave; these...
September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
... University in Montreal, Canada. His studies include the history of economic crises, legal history, and the global arms industry with a speciality in commercial weapons and aerospace. His honours thesis is ‘The Political Economy of Classical Powers...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
...node, and providing major elements like a cupola, robotics arm or solar arrays. Robotic science elements, such as rovers,...systems. This mission will include low gravity EVA operations during the ARM portion of the mission. A visit to an asteroid in ...
