October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
...from the large corporations to small single-focus start-ups, in an environment of innovation and collaboration is an exciting prospect that will lead to the development of new technologies and new partnerships. In addition, the close association with...
October 2015
Green cosmonautics: an ideal to strive for
... Kondratieva / edited by M.M. Penkov. – St. Petersburg: A.F. Mozhaisky Military Space Academy 2014 - S. 470-484. 6: V.Y. Klyushnikov: Prospects for the introduction of “green technologies” in the missile and space sectors // Works from the Russian...
February 2016
How to Build Planets
... be mistaken for a planet carving out a hole in the disc. “Finding rings is not enough,” warns Gonzalez. “It is a exciting prospect that rings are the result of planet formation, but our simulations suggest this is not always the...
February 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
... in commercial terms to justify adventure trips alone so all the major players are looking at the potentially lucrative prospects of using their craft for microgravity research flights as well. Virgin Galactic and XCOR both predict a future...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
... one country to implement all of these plans alone Of course, a number of alternatives have been suggested. Some see prospective space stations as ‘rigs’, where crews will assemble large modules and units with the help of robotics...
March 2016
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
... tools can be manufactured in-situ to disassemble and fix malfunctioning units. On-orbit printers also offer the prospect of designing mission parts for microgravity manufacturing. Since the parts manufactured on-orbit will not experience launch...
