March 2015
Twinkle, twinkle satellite
... deGrasse Tyson The fact that “smart” technology has yet to outsmart other forces, forces that are as diverse as weather patterns and human stupidity, is particularly unreassuring. Inspiration and progress Meanwhile, in 1999, the film “October...
October 2015
Taking AIM with ESA: proposing the first visit to a binary asteroid system
... the striking variety of asteroids in terms of size, shape and constituent materials. But what factors drove this diversity? How did their chaotic features arise, studded with craters, variously heaped with pebbles or dust while...
October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
... their efficiency and effectiveness. Houston is an ideal location for such an effort given the scale, range and diversity of the regional economy. The Spaceport/Catapult partnership is a major step in building the bridges between resources in space...
October 2015
How to 3D-print a habitat on Mars
... combined the technique with robotics and computer control, enabling 3D printing of objects of nearly any shape using a diverse range of materials, from metals to plastics and even ceramics. Certain complex geometries, impossible to make using...
February 2016
Is Jupiter Really Our Protective Shield?
...some opportunistic species thrived on the carnage, Earth’s biosphere took time to recover its pre-extinction diversity. In the instance of the Permian-Triassic extinction, Earth’s biosphere took 10 million years [11], or perhaps as much as 30 million...
February 2016
Shifting Space Perspectives: Artistic Research as Connective Research Area
... multi-cultural environment of the ISS and its various partners such as US, Russia, Japan and the culturally diverse Europe undergo the same challenges as citizens in a multi-ethnical environment and need to train for this work...
