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...
May 2017
Recipe for success on flights to Mars
...insight into some of the issues that will be faced by future crews journeying to Mars. HI-SEAS (Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog & Simulation) is a series of simulated Mars missions funded by NASA and run by Dr Kim Binsted of the University of Hawaii...
January 2018
Shielding the human genome
...turned their attention to a second key biological problem that needed to be managed for humanity to be successful in its missions to Mars and beyond: how to mitigate the threat from microbial species that demonstrate increased pathogenicity and other...
18 September 2017
'Mars crew' emerge from isolation after 8 months study on Hawaii
... space mission would have on astronauts who made the journey to Mars - a challenge that some people are working towards ...simulate how contact with recipients on Earth would work, as a Mars-like 20-minute delay on message reception each way is imposed ...
09 August 2021
NASA is seeking applicants for yearlong simulated Mars mission
... for unique, rewarding adventures and are interested in contributing to NASA’s work in preparing for the first human journey to Mars, click here to learn more and apply. Compensation for participating is available. More information will be provided...
