23 September 2024
Japan in Space: Past, Present and Future
... parallel coverage of the launch vehicles tasked with delivering the satellites to orbit. Following a chapter on deep space missions, the book continues with an analysis of Japan’s often overlooked contributions to human spaceflight, most notably...
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.
August 2016
Our changing world and the mounting risk of a calamitous solar storm
..., Ram K., Principal Investigaor,”Meeting the Grand Challenge of Protecting Astronaut Health, “Electrostatic Active Space Radiation Shield for Deep Space Missions” NASA National Innovative Advance Concepts (NIAC) 2011 Supported Study https://www.nasa...
