August 2020
Interplanetary spaceflight and restorative justice
... way to Mars There is a need for the development of a robust conflict resolution system for long-duration interplanetary human spaceflight missions Long-duration interplanetary missions differ in significant ways from current space activity, and may...
October 2024
Off-Earth risks to the human skeleton
... is no doubt that the duration and frequency of human spaceflights will increase in the future. However, the exposure to weightlessness and confined spaces sharply reduces the functional load on the human skeleton and affects bone health. Here, the...
June 2017
Spaceplane rationale - a new way of thinking
... can be derived from straightforward design logic. The most important design requirement is greatly improved safety. To date, human spaceflight has achieved a safety level of about 100 launches per fatal accident. Such poor safety records are...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
... in low Earth orbit (LEO). Further concepts and developments are built on the premise of humans reaching Mars in the future. The actors in human spaceflight are becoming more and more numerous. Contributors to these undertakings come from all...
October 2025
Investigating the hidden effects of zero gravity on astronaut vision
... less obvious changes occurring in astronauts – particularly in the visual sensory system. Secondly, despite over 60 years of human spaceflight the number of people who have visited space remains relatively small and this makes it difficult to form...
July 2014
Why become a cosmonaut? To preserve knowledge
... important as the technical side. From the very beginning, human spaceflight was made possible not only because of extraordinary scientific breakthroughs, but also because the human spirit was driving the desire to expand the boundaries of knowledge...
