04 March 2019
Does life grow like this elsewhere in the cosmos?
... for the right building blocks of life to get a head start around these chimney-like habitats. Despite a lifetime being enshrouded in darkness and under the crushing depths of the ocean, ...) and other organisms that thrive in this unlikely habitat.
30 March 2020
Study shows astronaut urine could help build moon bases
... the most viable way forward in constructing a Moon or Mars habitat. Both NASA and ESA have demonstrated an interest in this technique... and moons – to build the walls of intended habitats. However, like building houses on this planet with bricks...
26 April 2021
Microbes could potentially live beneath Mars' surface, new study suggests
...researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, started analysing martian meteorites see if the ingredients for radiolysis-driven habitats could exist on Mars. The study found that in several different types of Martian meteorites, all the ingredients...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
... NASA’s flyby approach would involve using Orion four-seater launch and re-entry capsules, attached to in-flight habitat modules either using inflatable designs or Automated Transfer Vehicle-type units. Personal space will be very limited...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... the survival of humanity over the longer term.5 Expanding both the resource base and, eventually, the habitats available for humanity means that any expenditure on space exploration, far from being viewed as frivolous, can...
June 2015
Innovation at escape velocity: from NASA’s Apollo to SpaceX
... 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 fundamental barriers...
