May 2018
Challenging the boundaries of materials science
Space missions of all kinds are becoming ever more ambitious in terms of frequency, distance and complexity. As mission requirements grow and evolve at an increasing rate, Dr Barrie Dunn looks at how the global space industry is pushing the ...
June 2021
How time perception as a spaceflight stress indicator
... lays cable for the installation of the Icarus animal-tracking experiment on the Zvezda service module during a spacewalk that lasted seven hours 46 minutes. The blaming style in our sample was more typical for experienced...
July 2021
Commercial space stations - fulfilling the dream
... be, so we get to write our own rules about approach and docking, and transfer of supplies and robotic requirements or spacewalk requirements. GUPTA One of the other things that’s really a benefit is the technology itself. The ISS has...
November 2021
Megasatellite habitat at Ceres
.... The crew will operate mostly from inside the convenience of their radiation-shielded rotating habitat, but spacewalks could be used in exceptional cases. After completion, the megasatellite can grow exponentially to make room for new...
October 2024
Revolutionising space medicine and global health through virtual and augmented reality
... used to enable NASA flight surgeons to monitor astronauts’ health in real-time during critical aspects of missions, such as spacewalks, and allow for further analysis of data such as vital signs, sleep patterns and overall health status...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... benefit from space science and infrastructure. Astronaut Tim Peake during his four hour and 43-minute spacewalk to replace a failed power regulator and install cabling on the International Space Station. Back on Earth, Tim was...
