February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
... in an era when much of this understanding reflects back on our home planet, there is much that the history of space exploration can teach us about our responsibility for the terrestrial environment. Jacques Arnould takes a philosophical look behind...
September 2023
From the Earth to Mars
... the timeless dream to travel beyond Earth. By doing so, they abandoned their early idealism and helped make space exploration a uniquely governmental programme from which we are only just emerging. What should we do next? What is the right...
October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
.... And it is through this lens of expertise that I confront current and historic perceptions of human space exploration. Who really benefits from human space exploration when access is granted only to those who have the money to get there in the first...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
...overcome for reliable crew support during a deep space exploration mission to expand our safe, permanent human ...operations experience that are now the basis for future crewed space exploration capabilities beyond LEO. In addition to this experience, ...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
..., nostalgia and much contemplation. How far could space exploration and industry have ‘travelled’ by now if ...as we see sights we have only imagined. A concept to explore dark lunar craters. Becoming Martian By 2069 humanity will have survived...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... rocket system for Mars vehicles. Currently, we are living in the Earth-dependent era of space exploration, which uses assets such as the International Space Station (ISS). Various experiments have been conducted onboard the ISS to understand the...