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...
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...
November 2018
Purpose, promise and power – video from space
...world, benefitting customers in high-value and high-risk environments. The potential of night-time observations will also complement...what big companies are doing in their urban and rural environments. The powerful will be held accountable based on the...
January 2023
Producing food in space
... on exploited animals, fertilisers dependent on fossil fuels and farmland that could be reforested. Planning for the hostile environment of space does away with all of that immediately and allows us to design more resilient food systems for...
April 2026
Future-building in space - sustainability as first principle
... in a manner that considers environmental, social and economic impacts across their lifecycle and preserves the space environment for current and future generations, while providing ongoing access to downstream benefits from space activity (based...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
... ESA being the coordinator of the space component. Copernicus is Europe’s answer to global needs, allowing us to manage the environment, to mitigate the effects of climate change and to ensure civil security. The Sentinel missions, the first of which...
