August 2018
Measuring the pulse of Mars
...instrument encased in a vacuum container and a short-period (SP) instrument that will focus on measuring higher-frequency vibrations up to 50 cycles per second. “SP will be switched on in the first few days after landing and will start gathering data...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
... efficient, reliable, lightweight, have large capacity, be rechargeable (preferably utilizing active charging) and survive many cycles. NASA’s Wearable Robotics Laboratory, in collaboration with Rice University, has developed the Soft Wearable Upper...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
... between the amount of GCR radiation and the SPE occurrence probability due to the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle. During periods of maximum solar activity, SPE occurrence is more likely, but GCR radiation is deflected by the increased...
January 2019
Visiting an asteroid to find out how life began
... as the local density of boulders and proximity to the largest rock formations, variations in temperature over the diurnal cycle, steepness and good communication with the spacecraft were considerations for collecting the best data. By the...
May 2019
Growing Australia’s space industry
... in Canberra. As a road bike enthusiast, Anthony is not only at the forefront of space industry development, he is well on his way to cycling the distance to the Moon (238,855 miles), having ridden and competed across the country and...
May 2019
The inadequacies and dangers of modern rocket technology
..., beyond the borders of our common home? This will happen because it is fundamentally impossible to create closed technological cycles within industry. It is about the same as seeking a way to prohibit a cow from producing manure, urine, methane and...
