August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
... and sanitation with vacuum cleaners and special antimicrobial wipes are conducted regularly onboard space stations, as is isolation and removal of waste with the use of cargo and transport ships. The system cleans and disinfects...
October 2016
Unlocking the potential of annular ion engines
... AIE, including: wiring; magnetic material; discharge chamber materials; discharge and neutralizer cathodes; high voltage propellant isolation, and high voltage insulators; etc. In addition, depending upon the maximum input power for the AIE...
April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
... (MASTER) model. To study the effect of existing guidelines in view of the constellation satellite traffic and behaviour in isolation, in a first step, all other simulated objects were assumed to have a high post-mission disposal (PMD) success...
May 2017
Recipe for success on flights to Mars
... rest of the crew that there was something wrong. Whether it was bad news from home, depression, isolation or just being in a good flow with your personal research, it gave the rest of the crew an indication to check...
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
... of colonists’ health would therefore need to be a priority and sick colonists who are contagious would need to be isolated and treated promptly. Because all Mars colonists would be living and working in an artificial habitat, with relatively ...
November 2017
Advancing maritime intelligence with real-time satellite AIS
... of space-based surveillance is that improvements to vessel tracking are consistent across the globe, even in the most isolated or remote of waters. Right now, the remote Arctic region’s ice levels are at all-time lows, allowing...
