February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
...from Earth, low gravity, and the hostile and closed environment of a spacecraft. Living plants and freshly grown food...space agencies. Building a plant growth chamber in the unwelcoming environment of space still requires work. One of the challenges ...
June 2016
A new microgravity research facility for Central Texas and beyond
... regional context the Baylor University drop tower would be the only facility providing a high quality microgravity environment in the 1.5 to 2 seconds range within about three hours of flight time. The concept of the Baylor University drop...
August 2016
Academia’s role in space protection, space traffic management & orbital debris mitigation
... SSA, space protection, space traffic management and the long-term sustainability and security of the space environment. These space activities have mission-related interdependencies (such as orbital safety of operations) and common underlying space...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... mission to visit this contrasting world of extreme heat and freezing temperatures is NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) mission, which took up the challenge to study Mercury from orbit between March 2011...
November 2018
Being human in space
... tools could be considered and developed. Virtual reality, augmented reality and sensory suits could mimic a sensory environment and might be produced based on personal life experiences and psychological anchors. Proposing to mimic Earth and favoured...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
...) six environmental factors that would challenge most off-the-shelf robotic systems: 1. The launch environment. The vibroacoustic environment within the launch vehicle fairing is violent. Successful space hardware must be designed to tolerate these...
