October 2026
Can humanity outgrow its primitive mind before reaching the stars?
... air recycling, water purification, energy generation, food production and radiation protection. Every element of life... will need to be recycled. Energy carefully managed. Food systems sustained through precision and patience. Communities may survive...
July 2014
Understanding Earth: GEO and the SDG environmental agenda
... modeling these changes is critical for enabling governments and society to make informed decisions about water, energy, food security and any number of other global challenges facing humanity. Decision makers and program managers must...
March 2015
Sowing a new dream
... of taikonauts such as taking the IVA spacesuit on and off, dropping from the escape tower, tasting space food, trying the rotation chair and talking with taikonauts face-to-face. They learn a lot, and come...
June 2015
Innovation at escape velocity: from NASA’s Apollo to SpaceX
...; other mammals are tool-makers and problem-solvers too, employing rudimentary “technology” to hunt or forage for food, or to build habitats. Humans, however, sometimes tackle very big problems, far beyond our immediate reach. The...
June 2015
Bringing technology down to earth
... lunar base is one of the most durable systems you can imagine; namely a closed ecosystem. Oxygen, water, food and other consumables are scarce and must be allocated carefully and as far as possible be re-used. These are...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
..., that capability must increase at least twenty-fold. A surface outpost on Mars, complete with a hydroponic greenhouse to supply food to the colonists Astronauts will need a surface habitat during their stay on Mars, to be a shelter to protect them...
