October 2015
From post-humanity to fractals: is human space exploration doomed?
... are such hotbeds from one another? If the Earth’s biosphere is unique to our observable universe, we are doomed to isolation. But if our observable universe contains many such biospheres, there would be a real possibility of encountering fellow...
February 2016
Nuclear Flashlamps in Space
... thus any civilization we detect might not be so far beyond us. The information content that could be transmitted with an isolated nuclear pulse is small, but contains the most important piece of information imaginable: we exist.
March 2016
Space Oddities: The Problem with Imagination
... three of the women - Jerrie Cobb, Rhea Hurrle and Wally Funk - went on to Phase II testing which involved isolation tank and psychological tests. Cobb was the first one to move on to and pass Phase III testing...
March 2016
Time for European visionary goals
... in ways we did not anticipate even 20 or 25 years ago. What about Europe? Certainly we can no longer view events in isolation from the rest of the world. Just in the past decade we have undergone a banking crisis and Euro...
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...
