August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... duration or interplanetary missions will require a space traveller very different from the ones currently recruited for human spaceflight. In either case, some form of criminal code may not only be desirable, it may be critical to the success of the...
March 2026
Lessons learned on the way to space
... just after SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X-Prize. The amendment created the regulatory framework for commercial human spaceflight. Again, the first words state its purpose: “to promote the development of the emerging commercial...
February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
... three of these: nutrition, medical needs and crew psychology. NASA has identified five major hazards for human spaceflight. Nutrition The nutritional balance of food supplied for space missions must be perfectly adapted for a crew to sustain...
December 2014
Asteroid Redirect Mission: preparing for Mars in deep space
... systems and capabilities toward the challenging goal of a crewed mission to Mars. In an early use of NASA’s next-generation human spaceflight vehicles, Orion and Space Launch System (SLS), our astronauts will travel to the redirected asteroid in the...
August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
... or space station presents optimal living conditions for humans, and is therefore even more comfortable for most... taken from the Space Station’s interior and equipment during spaceflight. It was proven that Penicillium crysogenum fungi were constantly...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
...pilot and seriously injuring the pilot. It was the first major in-flight failure of the burgeoning commercial human spaceflight industry, and it provided significant lessons for emergency medical response. After investigating the accident, the NTSB...
