November 2019
The economic promise of space
... - thus enabling millions, even billions of people to climb out of poverty. Space solar power does not emit greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, and has none of the environmental problems of coal, oil, natural gas...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... the atmosphere, these are not going to be enough to bring down the levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Only by using space can we make a better stab at that as a human society. As time unfolds, this will...
June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
... one aspect to keep clearly in mind, however, is that this would be only a temporary solution. The need to decrease greenhouse gases and get to a near zero carbon footprint would remain. It would simply allow humanity to ‘buy time...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
... 4 biosphere experiment). Clearly, further studies on Earth into other alternatives such as aeroponic, hydroponic and greenhouse methods are required to optimise the cotton’s growth potential if it is to be successfully cultivated off-world. Although...
January 2021
Medical professionals and long-duration spaceflight
... state and sustainability of professional activities including sleep studies. In addition, he was involved in onboard greenhouse measurements, a radiation environment study and many other investigations. The list of space physicians may loosely...
October 2021
Space in the movies – lessons for spacefarers
... even more sombre theme, Silent Running is a comparatively low budget, but beautifully made movie, centring on space greenhouses that harbour species lost on Earth due to mankind’s profligate disregard for nature. Though I have personal doubts...
