June 2022
Finnish start-up ReOrbit aims to revolutionise space industry
... were hardware focused. We started seeing computers used on spacecraft in the 1960s, for example on the Gemini and Apollo spacecraft. Satellite designs began to resemble architectural designs: they had layers, protocols and strong interactions with...
23 December 2015
First new 'ground truth' in 40 years as Chinese rover Yuto presents analysis of moon rocks
... mineral constituent of the basalts returned from both the Apollo and Luna missions is titanium. The rocks returned via...indicated here with a white square. The landing sites of the Apollo missions are in red. Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU The ...
November 2019
Cosmo’s adventures in animated edutainment
... topographical map on the desk was 3D printed by The 3D Printing Store in Colorado. By setting Cosmo’s origin during the Apollo era, he represents the history of world space programmes, while his earthbound kindred spirit, a young female character...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
...world watched as the historic missions of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle launched from Florida, as well as ... under-utilised assets. Facilities that once launched NASA’s Apollo and Space Shuttle missions are now launching commercial rockets...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
...known ‘mass infection’ in space occurred during the 1968 Apollo 7 mission. All three crew members developed respiratory infections ... known ‘mass infection’ in space occurred during the 1968 Apollo 7 mission Prompted by the 2003 SARS outbreak, the WHO...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
... of this hypothesis is its Achilles’ heel. Dr I Moiseev has estimated that the delivery of 1 kg of lunar regolith under the Apollo programme cost $397 million, based on the 378 kg of lunar regolith returned by six successful flights. Assuming that...
