December 2018
Asgardia at Escape Velocity 2018
.... “Future space exploration will invariably depend on systems that have been tested and refined onboard ISS. Escape Velocity is an exciting venue to presenting some of these advancements we have made over the past 18 years,” said Peter McGrath...
March 2018
Plumes on Europa - tasting an extra-terrestrial ocean
...since this velocity is well below the escape velocity (2 km/sec). However, due to the temperature of the gas, the velocity of the... by NIM. The model also gives the density and velocity distribution of H2O+ needed for the JDC simulation and again...
18 January 2021
New study looks at how to harness energy from a black hole
...additional to the event horizon – the "point of no return” – an area surrounding a black hole that marks where the escape velocity is equal to the speed of light. Like Penrose, Luca Comisso, research scientist at Columbia University and Felipe Asenjo...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
... avoid kicking or pluming the surface with thrusters as this will propel surface material into orbit or escape velocities. For free-roaming exploration in this environment, the Excursion System allows suited crew to perform extravehicular activities...
June 2015
Innovation at escape velocity: from NASA’s Apollo to SpaceX
In the late 1950s the space programmes of the United States and Soviet Union were built upon technology developed for military applications. Soon, though, those programs began to push the boundaries of technical achievement, demanding new solutions ...
February 2016
Nuclear Flashlamps in Space
... them somewhere safe. Strapping on a few solid rocket boosters to each missile could generate enough thrust to achieve escape velocity and send them as far away as possible. The challenge is to get some use out of them in the process...
