13 June 2016
NASA signs an agreement with United Arab Emirates
... in the exploration and peaceful use of outer space for the benefit of humanity. “NASA is leading an ambitious journey to Mars that includes partnerships with the private sector and many international partners,” said NASA Administrator Charles ...
May 2020
Time to discuss regulations for future interplanetary trade
... series of posters originally commissioned by NASA for an exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Complex. As part of NASA’s Journey to Mars, they are now available to everyone online. Here is my vision of the future: one day, when trading with...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... generate the required energy to ignite the main fuel grain. Of course, being able to return from Mars is equally as important as the journey to Mars, which is where in-situ resources come into their own. Moreover, sustainable surface operations are...
February 2022
An interplanetary transportation system
...km/sec (24,000 km/h) around Earth and 9.77 km/sec (35,000 km/h) near Mars. These numbers are difficult for rockets as they must consume up to ...allows a more robust approach. The length of the journey to Mars takes an average of 115 days but can be as...
June 2022
Protecting crews in interplanetary ships and space colonies from the space environment
... on an asteroid and astronauts bury it in several metres of regolith to protect it from cosmic rays during the 6-10-month journey to Mars. However, it may not be easy to work with the material on the surface of asteroids due to static electricity...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
...and thereby Earth independence in order to make long-term space missions such as NASA’s ‘Journey to Mars’ both possible and practical. Matt Damon growing crops on Mars in The Martian. This is where ‘synthetic biology’ could provide valuable solutions...
