January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
...System travelling three to five times faster than the Voyager spacecraft, allowing rapid scientific study of nearby interstellar ... for years and is of high interest to space science. The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, is now about 137 AU from...
February 2022
Extremophiles as a blueprint for universal life
...possible to protect workers from radiation in nuclear facilities, astronauts from the effects of cosmic radiation on long voyages or possibly help human colonies grow crops in extreme environments, such as the Moon or Mars The underlying biochemistry...
January 2023
Asgardia expands its reach
...different to what the space travellers discover they must do on their epic voyage to faraway parts of the galaxy. Therefore, we need those intelligent principles, to help our voyagers make informed decisions en route to new star systems. There’s been...
January 2023
Private space stations and NASA’s effort to re-invent itself
...of notable aerospace partners, and a design backed by Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin. Northrop Grumman was given an initial... third private space station design – from Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin – has a striking design...
October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
... mankind destroys the part of me that yearns for voyages into the unknown Humankind is faced with two very ...best decision for mankind destroys the part of me that yearns for voyages into the unknown. A restlessness creeps in, not unlike a restlessness...
May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
...ideological struggle. Noreen Humble expands on this theme in Imaginary Voyages to the Moon: Lucian and His Legacy, where she ...A True Story, during which a ship’s crew takes an unexpected voyage to the Moon. The final frontier - who gets to decide...
