February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
... in space. Growing plants in a spacecraft Space presents two major sources of stress for plants: cosmic radiation and microgravity. Radiation affects plant growth negatively and increases the risks of genetic mutations, so protecting plants from...
November 2021
Megasatellite habitat at Ceres
...Different elements have slightly different abilities to shield against galactic cosmic radiation, but this can be overcome by making the shields sufficiently thick. The radiation shields themselves are immobile sheaths around the spinning cylindrical...
July 2018
A moment in space and time
... habitable space stations and settlements on the Moon equipped with artificial gravity and protection from cosmic radiation to enable permanent human habitation in space. He also announced time scales for the development of Asgardia’s infrastructure...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
... are especially sensitive to cosmic radiation. Connected astronaut Priority areas continue to centre on...dust mitigation, self-repair of tears and punctures and radiation monitoring. Qualifying any given spacesuit technology before incorporating ...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... (electrical effects similar to a lightning strike) and short circuits. Radiation effects A spacecraft in orbit is also exposed to the wider universe. Solar and cosmic radiation can degrade surface treatments, leading to micro-cracks and flaking off...
May 2020
Protecting areas of scientific importance on the Moon
... only amounts to just a few thousand kilograms of material. Efflux particles and atoms become ionised by solar and cosmic radiation - so forming an ionosphere which could cause opacity to certain radio frequencies. I envisage that the insurance would...
