April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
...IADC) drafted a set of guidelines for international space debris mitigation, aimed at limiting the generation of debris in the environment in the short-term, through measures typically related to spacecraft design and operation, and the growth of the...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... used for space missions must possess. In photos snapped by spacewalkers, space looks like the most tranquil environment imaginable: absolute stillness bathed in even sunlight, receding out to endless, star-dotted blackness. That is an illusion. From...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... requires two things: 1) a long enough duration in which to study the full life cycle, and 2) a partial gravity environment in which to conduct the experiment. This type of platform would also be beneficial for testing synergistic human exploration...
July 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
...in space flight safety and supports the preservation of the space domain. We eagerly anticipate the emerging orbital environment, and we are not resting on our laurels. We are continuing to advance USSTRATCOM’s vision of increased partnership and SSA...
December 2014
From the green economy to green space
... space industry do not pay enough attention or allocate sufficient resources to providing ecological security and protecting the environment. Instead, space is stuck on the important issue of space debris in near-Earth space. But even this problem...
September 2016
Life in the extremes: confessions of an astrobiologist
... during Earth’s history. On the other hand, hydrothermal vents, certain sedimentary formations and other geo-chemical environments are considered to be very likely locations for the first forms of life to have emerged. Likewise, I immersed myself...
