... using nuclear propulsion to accomplish interstellar flight. To understand the challenge, we have to turn to Tsiolkovsky’s key mathematical formula - the rocket equation, which specifies the parameters needed for a rocket to achieve a given level...
... others, space exploration helps us to address fundamental questions about our place in the universe and the history of our solar system. By addressing the challenges related to human spaceflight in low Earth orbit and beyond, we expand technology...
.... Your new role as ESA Director General is clearly a challenging one - what was your motivation for applying for the position? That’s a very open question and certainly the challenge is to see how we can improve all those things we are...
... we can put ideas of developing Moon-based treatment plants for lunar rare-earth ores on the back burner. Moreover, the challenge of developing and testing an expensive, time-consuming and sophisticated technology for changing asteroid orbits, with...
... percent a year. Space systems and the SDGs Earth observation (EO) is a critical component of the Space4SDGs initiative because the data and imagery it provides can support a better understanding of the challenges faced on Earth, for example in terms...
... Space Center. When astronauts leave planet Mars, they’ll have to do it independently. Finally, after again facing the challenge of months of interplanetary transit, they must survive another entry, descent and landing, bringing them safely back...