12 November 2021
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts arrive at ISS
... of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker. “And of course, we are in the process of recruiting a new class of ESA astronauts as we look to the future of exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, to the Moon and eventually Mars. “I’m delighted to see...
16 April 2024
The End Of Astronauts Why Robots are the Future of Exploration
... on the tin’ books. The title suggests astronauts are surplus to requirements; the subtitle substitutes robotic... explore”, they maintain that the broadly-accepted mantra that astronauts “perform a valuable inspirational role” remains an “open question...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
...survive for several years without nutrients. This means that astronauts would have the possibility to store a variety of ...More than just biology On a mission to Mars, astronauts will experience reduced gravity and their spacecraft drastic external...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... space agency (CNES), Chair of the Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) and President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Earlier in his career, whilst at the helm of Arianespace, he was the artisan of the technical procedures...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
..., full-size, deep space habitat prototypes. The mockups, constructed by five US companies, offer different perspectives on how astronauts will live and work aboard the Gateway. The explosion of investment in smart control and diagnostic technologies...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
...well as numerous defence and planetary science missions. Astronauts flew aboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space... will resume the capability for the US to fly its own astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from US soil and ...
