November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... Skylab 2 commander Pete Conrad undergoes a dental examination by medical officer Joseph Kerwin. In the absence of an examination chair, Conrad rotated his body to an upside down position to facilitate the procedure. Oral health is a primary concern...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... opportunities for creative systems for planetary space defence - now! Recently, through the leadership of Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, Chair of the new UNESCO Space Committee, an unusual step was taken to launch the new Asgardia space nation...
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
...FEEM) and the Director of the Introduction to Human Health in Space graduate course. Dr Lehnhardt has served as the Chair of the Human Performance in Space Department for the International Space University Space Studies Program, where he is currently...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
... and analyses in the space sector. She is a member of the US-NOAA Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing, and co-chairs a National Academy of Science committee on assessing the infrastructure for space radiation testing.
September 2017
Europe needs facility to handle extra-terrestrial space material
... Board (2002). The quarantine and certification of Martian samples. Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration (chaired by J. Wood), National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington D.C. ISBN-13: 978-0309075718. 3 Ammann W., Barros...
October 2017
Saving geostationary orbit
... of satellite’. Stuart has been writing about space security for several years and is currently the industry chair of the Space Information Exchange (SPIE) forum. He is also the author of Space Traffic Control (2017) published by American...
