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 ...
May 2024
Out of this world – NASA’s textile technicians and innovations for space voyages
... programmes and projects to create innovative materials for future space odysseys. Sierra Space is developing the LIFE habitat an inflatable pressure shell composed of Vectran™ fabric, a material woven from liquid crystal polymer yarn that becomes...
November 2025
Extra-terrestrial Skyring: managing space debris with an artificial planetary ring
.... Once sufficient material had been aggregated at each point, it might be possible to begin to construct an artificial liveable habitat In this resonance orbit, since it is well outside the Roche sphere, gravitational tidal forces from the Earth ...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
... build anything as large as we want, eventually, these capabilities will enable the construction of massive free-floating space habitats that can sustain human life indefinitely. As these industries mature, they will reshape the global economy...
September 2026
Pregnancy among the stars - the biology of birth beyond Earth
..., pregnancy cannot simply be dismissed as an unforeseen accident. A Mars expedition could last two or three years and commercial habitats in Earth orbit or on the Moon may eventually host people for many months. Under those circumstances, conception...
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. ...
