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...
05 October 2015
ESTEC opens its doors, 9,000 hi-res Apollo photos go online, and other news from the weekend
... bid for Apollo 15 commander David Scott’s Bulova watch, the only personal timepiece ever worn on a lunar spacewalk, which will be up for online bidding on October 15. Finally, United Launch Alliance, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture...
09 April 2016
Flawless launch for SpaceX Dragon
... 11 for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, bringing almost 3,500 pounds of science, hardware and spacewalking tools back to Earth for further study, including biological samples from NASA's one-year mission.
21 March 2018
NASA aims for the Moon with commercial help
.... Further additions to the outpost such as habitation, logistics and airlock capabilities that will enable crew to conduct spacewalks and accommodate docking of future elements, will be delivered via the SLS. “The Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway...
