October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... tomorrow. To maximize the results from our Earth-reliant phase, NASA is working with commercial partners Boeing and SpaceX ...we gain experience in the Earth dependent and proving ground phases. Once we have accomplished the goals of the proving ground...
March 2016
Resource Prospector – a Lunar Pathfinder
... completed the design and build of RP15, a mission-in-a-year build of an entire terrestrial rover/payload system. RP15 is a Phase A ‘deep dive’ development, moving from concept to hardware roving in a lunar-analogue rock yard within a single year...
March 2016
Space Oddities: The Problem with Imagination
... vertigo. All of the Mercury 13 passed the initial phase of testing. For various reasons, including family obligations, only...Cobb, Rhea Hurrle and Wally Funk - went on to Phase II testing which involved isolation tank and psychological tests. Cobb...
March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
..., was appointed to oversee all ESOC activities, from the initial operations concept definition throughout the preparation phase until the actual operations execution in flight. A few months later Manfred nominated me to join his team as Spacecraft...
August 2016
Rosetta overcomes major setback
... and modifying some onboard software routines. One exciting phase was the reaching of the closest point to the... were all quite exhausted. After completion of the in-flight commissioning phase, in November 2004, we were looking forward to a quieter ...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... systems monitoring and control in pre- and post-launch phases for all mission types. Procuring components and materials make... model. Digitalisation moves the real effort from the manufacturing phase to design The basic model comes from ESA’s Proba ...
