October 2016
Unlocking the potential of annular ion engines
... AIE PPU would be driven by the intended application. In applications requiring either high F/P, or high power, one can envision a reduced input voltage range into the PPU (reduced from the NEXT PPU requirement of 80-160 V), and...
October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
... happen? How did the lack of space development, specifically the failure to build a cislunar infrastructure (as first envisioned by Werner von Braun and later elaborated on by Gerard K. O’Neill), help restrict technological innovation to only a few...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... it will require a resource mining capability to augment supplies brought to space from Earth. Forms of self-replicating machines, as envisioned by Eric Drexler and Richard Feynman, would vastly accelerate the deep space capability. These wouldn...
April 2018
Developing Mars
.... Equipment runs semi-autonomously under telerobotic control of crews housed in comfort at Omaha Crater. The envisioned telerobotic mining operation is based on telerobotic mining technology under development today. Greenhouses - general store...
September 2018
Debris or not debris - is that the question?
... Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) does little to inspire confidence in this regard - lest we underappreciate that the envisioned guideline(s) with respect to Active Debris Removal (ADR) are among the most contentious and heavily debated...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
...space station would provide such a facility, but smaller orbiting facilities specifically for robotic development could be envisioned as well. Artist’s rendering of satellite refuelling using RSGS. More and more investors are being attracted to space...
