August 2018
Flying to the stars
... ship with thousands of passengers to a star will only be possible for a humanity that has command over its solar system resources. To circumvent this, we could significantly alter our human condition. Or, we must find a yet unknown physical effect...
August 2020
Interstellar aspirations
...to Earth. Alpha Centauri, the target destination for the Breakthrough Starshot project, is the closest star system to our Solar System. This image shows Alpha Centauri (left) and Beta Centauri (right). Sponsorship An interesting, alternative approach...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
... on Earth and, indeed, in few other places in the solar system. The cratered terrain is formed from what have been called ‘... treat the Moon as just another resource, some sort of solar system supermarket. What is missing in the debate is what rights ...
November 2021
Megasatellite habitat at Ceres
...Jupiter and the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system. Ceres might seem an unusual place to build an outpost...than the Earth itself. The immediate questions include which solar system body can best provide the building materials and can ...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
... our impact, increasing our connectivity, exploring the solar system… such applications require the implementation of large space...like the Moon, Mars, and the rest of the solar system, enabling even larger economies of scale which would benefit...
November 2025
Searching for life beyond Earth
... observation tools? One of the tools I’m most excited about isn’t for distant exoplanets, but actually for solar system exploration - particularly Venus, which is a big focus of my work. I want to search for signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus...
