October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
... Martians, the Sun is an unnerving sight, strangely shrunken, with no warmth as far as it’s possible to tell from inside a spacesuit or habitat. There are two hours of Martian daylight remaining. The shadows are lengthening as night-time creeps over...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
...base. Avoiding coercion There are plans to create LDCs at experimental space habitats in various locations The LDC would not be a landlord, but ... of an LDC prototype would be simulated space habitats on Earth that provide a supporting framework and ...
09 April 2016
Flawless launch for SpaceX Dragon
... a year to retrieve sensor data and assess conditions. Expandable habitats are designed to take up less room on a rocket, ...module will allow investigators to gauge how well the habitat protects against solar radiation, space debris and contamination. ...
12 April 2016
ULA teams up with Bigelow
... companies are teaming up to launch the giant space habitats to orbit with the first targeted for 2020 in ... Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. "They need no other habitats, modules or anything of the sort." The first orbiting B330, ...
02 October 2020
Nasa funds ICON to develop a 3D construction system for the moon
... terrain vehicle, habitable mobility platform or lunar RV, and surface habitat on the Moon by the end of the decade are under...have already competed against each other in NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. The challenge, which started in 2015 and ...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... 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 from harsh conditions. Power must be generated for the...
