August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... could potentially be used for building structures on other planets. One example area of application would be the construction of habitats on the Moon or Mars. SpaceJustin, a humanoid upper body consisting of two Light-Weight Robot arms, two DLR...
September 2016
Transforming US space policy
.... This bill continues this trend by supporting these efforts, as well as pushing NASA to consider commercial options for habitats as well as its Earth science missions. I believe it is more than feasible for NASA, like the DoD, to take...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... the needs of the suffering crew member (Figure 4). These data sets are transmitted back to the Mars habitat where an onboard 3D printer, or milling machine, is used to automatically manufacture the restoration from ceramics, resin or another useful...
February 2017
Opening up the infinite frontier
There is an old Indian fable about six blind men describing an elephant, each coming to a different conclusion as to what it is they are describing. And thus it is today as world leaders, legislators, policymakers and academics try to understand ...
October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
... as well. NASA’s proposed Deep Space Gateway would have three primary elements - power and propulsion bus, habitat module and a logistics module to service research - developed, serviced and used in collaboration with commercial and international...
October 2017
Third quarter phenomenon - the psychology of time in space
... 2000). Crew members before they ingress for a 30-day mission simulation in NASA’s ‘HERA’, a unique three-story habitat designed to serve as an analogue for isolation, confinement, and remote conditions in exploration scenarios. Despite the findings...
