August 2016
Space for art
...from that awesome and surreal vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS). Inspirational artwork used by NASA in a series of posters designed to inspire future generations to think about living and working on other planets. That incredibly...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
...be the world’s politicians that will quickly point the finger at NASA, at ESA, at JAXA, at Roscosmos, at the Chinese ...Security, the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation and NASA, among others, to address the problem of solar storms....
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
... from cosmic rays reaching the surface, based on cosmic-radiation measurements by the Mars radiation environment experiment on NASA’s Mars 2000 Odyssey spacecraft, plus information about Mars’ surface elevations from the laser altimeter instrument...
August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
... a gravity assist manoeuvre at Venus to provide a boost in velocity to propel them on their way to their primary mission target. NASA missions that have used this slingshot effect include Galileo (Jupiter), MESSENGER (Mercury), Cassini (Saturn), and...
September 2017
Europe needs facility to handle extra-terrestrial space material
... to scrub the air of any particles) and on the rigorous selection of materials allowed to be in contact with the samples. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during its preparation for encapsulation in its payload fairing prior to launch in September 2016...
February 2018
Journey of inspiration
...woodworking and other crafts, and one day to work at NASA. NASA mentors Shortly after graduating from college I started a job...selection In 2000, I was selected into the 18th class of NASA Astronauts – something that’s still very surreal. Our class was...
