October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
... would provide power up to 55 kW and consume up to 2.5 cubic metres of water). Such power plants can operate in a closed-loop mode by being coupled with a unit for spontaneously decomposing water into hydrogen and oxygen at temperatures above 1700C...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... launch sites The emergency response plan for each LSO application will differ depending upon the mode of spaceflight activity that the launch site expects to undertake. For Horizontal Launch Site Operators (HLSOs), whose...
November 2021
Megasatellite habitat at Ceres
..., it is intended that no waste is left behind, so all of the mined material will be used regardless of its chemistry. This mode of operation can be feasible because most of the mass will be used as a radiation shield, which can be any material...
January 2022
FPGA computing reaches new heights
... the XQRKU060. The Versal ACAP also adds many new features, including built-in ARM CPUs, a Triple-Mode Redundant system monitoring CPU which can be used to help mitigate the effects of radiation, and the new...
February 2022
A new legal system for space
... recognition and interoperability. As for Asgardians contributing to our court system today, I hope we will always remain in listening mode. Once we have developed a list of priorities based on what the community says is needed, we will move forward...
May 2022
Essential guide to the James Webb Space Telescope
... exploratory projects designed to help astronomers learn how to use JWST’s instruments, test different configurations and modes, and help researchers develop analysis software. However, since these aren’t true scientific observations, those who...
