January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
... of NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), in mid-2018 and deploy from it after the Orion crew capsule is separated from the upper stage and on its way to the Moon. After NEA Scout...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... habitat would coincide with planned human missions in order for the MICEHAB samples to be loaded onto the Orion capsule for Earth return with the crew. Maintenance on the MICEHAB would also be performed if required while...
April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
... habitats on the Moon or Mars without the builders exceeding their nation’s career limits for radiation exposure. Orion is NASA’s first spacecraft for longduration deep space exploration. It will transport humans to and from interplanetary...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
... chief he has provided systems support for avionics, software, and other key systems for the ISS, Orion, and Commercial Crew. Kate Rubins was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2009. She completed her first spaceflight...
November 2018
Being human in space
... sensory memories of our evolutionary ‘home’. Contemporary spaceships - so far our reference spacecraft must be NASA’s Orion - raise the question, is the human consciousness capable of withdrawing itself from a fully technologically and functionally...
February 2020
Visions of spaceflight before the Space Age
... currently serves as the NASA Lead for Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) on the European Service Module of the Orion Program. He received a BS in Engineering and a BA in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In his...