June 2015
Finding asteroids before they find us
... in designing and building of interplanetary spacecraft and astronomical imaging detectors, to be Mission Director. Sentinel would be the first proposed deep space mission to be modelled, built and funded in the private sector. Astronauts Ed Lu and...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... Program. It is clear that we cannot gain all the necessary knowledge for long-duration deep space missions from these near-Earth missions and terrestrial analogues. Nevertheless, these individual insights and design considerations provide invaluable...
August 2020
Interplanetary spaceflight and restorative justice
... crew members to as great an extent as possible and to minimise the risk of jeopardising the mission. Living quarters concept for deep space missions of 30 to 60 days accommodating four crew members. At about 4.5 m wide and nearly 7 m long (the...
December 2014
Technology drives space exploration: we won’t make it to Mars without investment
... Center. SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever built for deep-space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately to Mars The technology we need for these bold missions includes those that fly, such as advanced launch systems, lightweight...
01 April 2020
JAXA and NASA astronauts announced for first operational Crew Dragon flight
... operational crewed flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station. Walker will join NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover... to focus on building spacecraft and rockets for deep space missions.
29 July 2020
NASA announces astronauts to fly on SpaceX Crew-2 mission to ISS
...This will be Hoshide’s third spaceflight. He was part of the STS-124 mission aboard space shuttle Discovery in 2008 and a crew member for Expeditions 32 and 33, ... on building spacecraft and rockets for deep space missions to the Moon and Mars.
