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...
July 2020
Key technologies for space exploration
... technology applications grew from those SBIR projects and have matured into spaceflight hardware that is helping astronauts and scientists advance the exploration and understanding of space. A key part of this concerns research into propulsion...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
... Oblique view of the Moon’s surface photographed by Apollo 10 astronauts in May 1969. Legal governance The Moon is more than the... dust was an active agent eliciting responses from the astronauts. Taking these features into account starts to erode the...
June 2021
Autonomous robots in space
... be assimilated in real-time. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are, of course, keenly focused on ensuring astronaut safety, so the opportunities to look at ADSS technology for space applications quickly became apparent. Project aims The...
