April 2025
A bun in the (space) oven - Reasons not to get pregnant while going around Earth at 7.8 kilometres per second
...over a whole ISS module and dedicating it to a rodent colony that could be observed through a series of generations. The...not be suited to a Mars colony.” In the same paper, they argue, “We assume that the Martian colony environment would favour these ...
February 2022
An interplanetary transportation system
... passengers are accustomed to the Martian gravity. This environment would be reversed on the trip to Earth. When planning a Mars colony using the Inter-Planetary Transportation System, there are many issues that must be considered. For example...
March 2022
Space travel and environmental sustainability
...challenges. For Elon Musk’s plan for a self-sustaining Mars colony to become a reality, the space passenger transport industry ...on its first contact with astronomical reality: even Mars, with its superficially Earthlike landscapes, presents immigrants...
06 March 2019
Growing food from thin air to feed astronauts
... foreseeable future doesn’t really appeal, then a trip to Mars probably isn’t for you. However, providing enough supplies for...become a staple food supplement for Mars-bound spacecrafts. “The conditions in Mars colonies are very different from those on...
September 2018
ROOM helps raise student space awareness
... a discussion starting point. The five selected articles were: Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony, by William West and Kris Lehnhardt, issue #2 (12) 2017 Spaceflight studies support geriatric health on Earth, by Nandu Goswami...
November 2018
How many people does it take to colonise an exoplanet?
...our own model to try to constrain the theoretical minimum size of an interstellar, multi-generational crew. Concept for a Mars Colony Transfer Habitat Interior showing passengers in suspended animation pods. Artwork by Nathan Kreuzman and Mark Elwood...
