April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
... a viable solution exists. Almost 100 years ago, back in 1922, Dr Robert H Goddard began experimenting with rocket engines while lecturing at Clark University, Massachusetts, and he achieved the first ever flight of a liquid propelled rocket just...
May 2020
Space astronomy at the limits of technology
...ROOM’s US editor, Amanda Miller, delves into his engineering background and the key technologies of the Spitzer Space ...are the programme management, mission assurance management and the chief engineer. It’s like the three legs of a stool. An ...
May 2021
Dream big and reach the stars
... access to resources that are arguably the most advanced ever as a result of the rise of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education. Investment It is our responsibility, and in my opinion our privilege, to shape the lives and futures...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
...the Moon, including a hydrogen-powered rotary internal combustion engine for lunar vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells and mobile hydrogen... Anna Bobbin. Anna V Bobin has a PhD in engineering (2015), Division Director for Academic Conferences and Russia-wide...
June 2022
Protecting crews in interplanetary ships and space colonies from the space environment
... near-Earth orbit. However, in the project under consideration here, there is no need to use shuttles with nuclear engines, as thermochemical engines will suffice. It may not be easy to work with the material on the surface of asteroids due to static...
September 2023
To live is to create
... name ROOM is both a play on one of its synonyms (space) and a symbol of shared space - shared by spaceflight designers, engineers, industry managers, scientists, space leaders and renowned universities - for the purposes of airing opinions, creating...
