January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
... crew. Teleoperations and telepresence are used to interact with rocket-propelled airplanes that target the source methane emissions on Mars, rovers on the surface and the robotic Mars Ascent Vehicles that bring samples up to Phobos...
March 2017
Twinkle - a mission to unravel the story of planets in our galaxy
... range will allow detections of all the expected atmospheric gases, including water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulphide, as well as exotic metallic compounds such as titanium monoxide, vanadium monoxide...
November 2017
Radiation protection for space colonists and travellers
... with a high hydrogen content, the best being liquid hydrogen, then water, plastics and perhaps liquid methane. Neutrons are particularly hard to stop because, being chargeless, they are not affected by electromagnetic fields generated...
January 2018
When it comes to water Mars may not be the promised land
... polar caps. This is also taking into account that all of the hydrogen is linked to oxygen, which is unlikely as methane has also been detected on Mars and might be trapped in the polar caps along with CO2. If this...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... the way with key programmes to limit the emissions of greenhouse gas, reduce carbon dioxide and monitor methane levels. Our third priority is exploration - because exploration is the essence of space activity. When the first satellites...
April 2018
Developing Mars
... present they are likely carbonaceous, suitable for production not only of oxygen and hydrogen but also methane, as via Pioneer Astronautics’ CAVoR system. Fortunately, thermal extraction of volatiles is an easier low-g venture than ore mining...
