October 2025
What future for UK human spaceflight?
... spaceflight programme is entering a critical phase. Strategic investment and international cooperation will be essential to ensure that British astronauts continue to fly and perhaps one day walk on the Moon. About the Author Nick Spall is a London...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... the human body. But undertaking a trip to Mars will be very different because of exposure to cosmic radiation. Whereas an astronaut on the ISS encounters about 20 times the amount of radiation compared to Earth, a journey to the red planet increases...
May 2020
Mixed reality in the design of space habitats
..., concepts and solutions will have to be developed. Astronauts living on the International Space Station for extended periods... navigation skills. For example, VR was used to train astronauts in the repair and maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope,...
July 2021
Canadarm2 - 20 years of Canadian space robotics on the ISS
...CSA’s valued partnership with NASA resulted in more Canadian astronaut flights on the Space Shuttle as well as long-duration... out, far exceeding their design life. Spacewalking astronauts replaced those parts, further proving the maintainability of...
July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
... project commissioned by Thales Alenia Space for a new spaceship. It looked at a recreational space, with more room for astronauts’ entertainment, aimed at emphasising the Italian style by Design and also introducing proposals for fashion and product...
February 2016
Shifting Space Perspectives: Artistic Research as Connective Research Area
... (by the sun or by artificial light integrated into the cell), and thus add a green, natural environment to the astronauts’ home. They can be exchanged for maintenance or harvesting purposes. The Water Walls Concept developed by space architects...
