November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
... beginning, space missions were directly linked to military projects. Launcher technologies were developed with the goal of transporting nuclear bombs from one continent to another. As the capacities increased, the USSR and the USA became...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... case that space research gave birth to new technologies and services that aid education, health care, transportation, energy, chemistry, materials and more. Space agencies argue they have stimulated vital new space services...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
... Moon have taught us that future long-duration missions will face exponentially difficult challenges associated with transportation, working in space and staying healthy. To support one astronaut for one year in Earth orbit requires around...
April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
...’s career limits for radiation exposure. Orion is NASA’s first spacecraft for longduration deep space exploration. It will transport humans to and from interplanetary destinations such as asteroids, the Moon and eventually Mars. Of course, not every...
September 2018
Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with nanosatellites
... profile private space organisations are racing to get to the Moon and Mars or set up the long-distance transportation networks of the future. Whilst these ‘frontier’ endeavours attract the biggest headlines, there is still a massive challenge...
August 2019
The next us – our evolution in deep space
... require us to shift our linear and spatial thinking to a concept that is open to the fuzziness of uncertainty. As the technology to transport and support the fragile packages known as humans improves, the reach of deep space missions will expand...