February 2016
Shifting Space Perspectives: Artistic Research as Connective Research Area
... SHEE, LavaHive was designed by a multidisciplinary team with backgrounds in the fields of engineering, materials science, astrophysics and space architecture. [12] Its interdisciplinary nature supports Descartes’ initial claim for a ‘unity of the...
February 2016
Danish Surprise for ISS Crew
...to why he became a chef and to the essence of why he loves being a chef. “It’s called gastrophysics,” he says. “Not astrophysics - ‘gastrophysics’? So how does he define ‘gastropphysics’? “It’s the science of taste and well-being, both physically and...
March 2016
Captivating hearts and minds
... of social movements on space astronomy policy. Space Policy, 31, 1-4. Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics. 3 Davis, M. (1980). A multidimensional approach to individual differences in empathy. Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology...
June 2016
A new microgravity research facility for Central Texas and beyond
...already under development by two of the co-authors back in 2008 in Stuttgart. The collaboration between the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, and Engineering Research (CASPER) at Baylor University, Texas, and the Institute of Space Systems (IRS...
August 2016
Polish Space Agency pursues task of developing country’s space expertise
... the first, and to this date only, Polish national in space. Studies by Polish scientists included the fields of astrophysics (solar systems), plasma cosmology in interplanetary space and Earth orbit, studying the Sun, planets and small...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... in designing and fabricating satellite and rocket instrumentation, and 20 years of combined experience in space physics and astrophysics science research. Dr Matthew Simon is the Habitation and Crew Systems Design Lead for NASA’s Human Spaceflight...
