February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
.... A tapered tether has a larger cross section at GEO than at the ground-anchor or apex-anchor. Aligned single wall nanotubes (e.g., SWCNT), materials with potential for Space Elevator-grade specific strength (bicolour scheme to show atom...
August 2019
The next us – our evolution in deep space
... in the everyday employee. Although an adventurous spirit is noble, it can be reckless and dangerous. Pushing through the emotional wall that makes us human leaves us more exposed and, when emotions do take over, they can catch us off...
May 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
... developed in materials and manufacturable geometry, allowing the manufacturing of integrated propulsion and structures with thin-walled propellant tanks that meet the stringent requirements for storage of hypergolic propellants. A third innovation...
May 2020
Mixed reality in the design of space habitats
...-based imagery - allows modified space perception of real spaces. It also enhances the interior architecture – using digital walls/windows, lighting, textures and colours, for example - and introduces novelty while remaining passive and relatively...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
... module contains a bridge, a galley with wardroom, a work area and six individual crew cabins. The external walls have plastic shielding sufficient to protect the crew from solar flares. This protection together with the...
May 2021
Visions of beating gravity
...’ will be, so that I can work without being bothered by my disability. My bed, on the other hand, will be against the wall of the rotating cylinder, where the artificial gravity created by the centrifugal force prevents insomnia and weakening...
