December 2017
Dressing up for space
..., on the other hand, it involves innovation, research and technologies which take shape through smart materials and devices that are integrated into garments. Common language The space community must find a new language to entice...
November 2018
Pole star rising
... is the main reason why it is actually happening. Poland’s space adventure began when the country’s first research device was sent into orbit onboard the satellite Kopernik-500 (Interkosmos-9) in 1973 as part of the Interkosmos programme...
July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
... conditions. Pioneer in the field, Annalisa Dominoni, writes here about her design concepts for habitation modules, devices and equipment to increase well-being and facilitate missions in space. Design is characterised by a strong propensity for...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
... world’s population. It is not only the breadth of digital services that is expanding, but also the variety of connected devices. Personal goods such as cars, household items and watches, and infrastructure such as ships, oil fields and...
06 March 2019
Growing food from thin air to feed astronauts
... air can you? Well, apparently you can and Finnish company Solar Foods have been working on a device that does just that - it literally produces proteins out of thin air. Created in a mini-reactor that looks...
May 2020
Protecting areas of scientific importance on the Moon
... would make a contribution to this lunar investment fund, dependent on the operational region, number and mass of the devices to be deployed. However, there remains a big problem with funds that are based on national institutions. It is the politics...
