January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
...Venus (Figure 1). The Japanese mission was called IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun). In ... sailing called Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel. His latest novel, On to the Asteroid, was released by Baen...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... of this discussion and include consideration of the physical and psychological issues facing crewmembers embarking on interplanetary travel.6 Related to this are the values underpinning human exploration and colonization: questions of the conditions...
12 April 2016
Visionary ideas that could transform future NASA missions
...Drive (DFD), an idea that could provide game-changing propulsion and power capabilities that would revolutionise interplanetary travel. Thirteen proposals have been selected through the program that invests in transformative architectures through the...
13 July 2016
Reaction Engines sign new deal with ESA while UK Space Agency announces new facility
... UK companies and academia to test and develop space propulsion engines including engines geared towards interplanetary travel, along with building on existing facilities for the significant commercial telecommunications satellite market. Katherine...
25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
... in both low-Earth orbit and for deep-space exploration, it will need to withstand the challenges that interplanetary travel brings with it, such as higher speeds and improved heat shielding performance. The spacecraft’s development team have...
