October 2016
Project MOONWALK
... of space missions. The Gandolfi-II suit comes, in the terrestrial configuration, close to the weight of a Z-1 suit (including life support system) on the Martian surface. Underwater it simulates the weight of such a suit on the Moon. Trials on the...
October 2017
Third quarter phenomenon - the psychology of time in space
...to many of the same stressors as those experienced by astronauts in space such as threats of danger, limited habitability and life support, and long periods of monotony and confinement. Earth-based space analogues typically include Antarctic research...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
.... To date, this combination of private investment and government support has resulted in a focus upon Earth orbit - and for... from Earth orbit to lunar orbit - but also life support systems and consumables, power generation and storage systems,...
February 2022
A new legal system for space
... this scenario on a commercial spaceflight: an English woman falls ill over Russia, a Chinese doctor tries to administer life support but gets into a dispute with an American physician trying to deliver an intravenous drip, which causes the captain...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
... future human travel into deep space, including life support systems, new generation electrical power supply systems and... units. Testing methods, performance assurance technology and health support research that will be needed by crews embarking on ...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
...will be essential: local resources and systemic recycling will be used for local manufacturing and repair of life support infrastructure as well as scientific and functional equipment. ESA has already developed an aerospace-quality plastic 3D printer...
