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...
November 2017
Radiation protection for space colonists and travellers
... are severely damaged we can no longer repair radiation injury Space agencies take measures to limit the time astronauts spend exposed to radiation, such as scheduling spacewalks so that they do not occur during times of intense solar activity...
August 2018
UAE’s ambitious plans for space sector growth
...ROOM’s managing editor Clive Simpson during the 2017 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, to discuss... objective. Is it important for UAE to have its own astronauts? Mars 2017 is an initiative by the government to create ...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
... the historical precedent, this seems unlikely. Boeing cut short the uncrewed demonstration flight of its new astronaut capsule, Starliner, in December 2019 after it suffered technical problems that prevented it docking with the International Space...
January 2021
Asgardia’s project for a new module to expand Space Station
...have not traditionally had access to human space exploration, as shown by the inauguration of the United Arab Emirates astronaut programme and other initiatives such as the Indian, Turkish and Nigerian spaceflight programmes. Proposed position of the...
January 2021
Time to change our relationship with space?
... of Apollo. I grew up at a time when spaceflight was all about astronauts and the Moon. I ate, slept and breathed Apollo, and watched in ... coffee table. Instead I was fascinated by where the astronauts were going and what they might do there. My ...
