July 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
... of one shuttle launch cost the US around $450 million.1 A Russian poster from 1961, “Glory to the First Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin!” In the 1980s and 1990s it was assumed that it would be possible to reduce costs in the space...
March 2015
Sowing a new dream
My name is Wang Yaping and I am a taikonaut. Fifty-one years ago, Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, and a door was opened. One after another, women ...
June 2015
The real Interstellar: space travel theories from Tsiolkovsky to wormholes
... with manned spacecraft and the exploration of nearby star systems that is the ultimate “end-game” of Earth’s cosmonautics programs.5 …nostalgia for the planet of one’s origin cannot be avoided, but the individual will not be able...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... net – that we have today. ISS dress rehearsals Aboard the ISS today, astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are conducting a ‘Year In Space’ mission, teaching us how the human body reacts during long...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
The history of human space missions spans over 50 years. In that time people have learnt to live and work in space, constantly develop new technologies and make innovations an indelible part of daily life. By its very nature, human astronautics ...
August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
... aspergilli. During the fifth main expedition to the Salyut 7 orbital station, a message was received from the cosmonauts about the discovery of visible mould in the interior, joints and cables of a work module. Again, samples were...
