24 May 2021
Virgin Galactic makes first flight to space from New Mexico
... on a journey to create the world’s first commercial spaceport,’’ said Sir Richard Branson. ‘’Today, we launched the first human spaceflight from that very same place, marking an important milestone for both Virgin Galactic and New Mexico...
March 2016
Resource Prospector – a Lunar Pathfinder
... NASA carries four mission risk classification levels: A, B, C & D, wherein Class A is the least risk tolerant (expensive flagship or human spaceflight missions) and Class D is the most risk tolerant (smaller robotic missions). LCROSS and RP are both...
November 2016
Simulating space in a bathtub
...cases, sleep disorders, loss of appetite and digestive problems have been observed. From the very beginning of human spaceflight, immersion was used as a quick and convenient simulation model for evaluating the effectiveness of the developed physical...
July 2019
Science and sensation in microgravity
... flight campaign opening the way for surgical care during long-term space missions, such as interplanetary human spaceflight. Parabolic manoeuvres A solid object launched in a vacuum with an initial velocity will describe a parabola. To create free...
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
... very likely cause them to perform below their optimal level. Life support Life support systems for human spaceflight have historically been relatively simple and requirements for a Mars colony will include power, environmental support...
July 2014
Is there a space race or are India and China just coming of age?
... the country will ever take that step is unclear. Compared to robotic spaceflight, manned travel is a significant leap in cost, difficulty and risk. "They talk about human spaceflight but I don't see the money there, I don't see them...
