March 2016
Gravitational waves provide new window on the universe
... was realised. “I like to think of the two LIGO detectors like two ears,” explains Prof Laura Cadonati, chair of the Data Analysis Council in the LIGO collaboration. “When the gravitational waves signal arrives, the delay...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... American people. Dr David Kendall, former executive of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), was appointed in June 2016 to chair the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) for two years. David Kendall...
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.
