02 November 2020
ISS marks 20 years of humans on board
... space station is an integral part of space exploration," López-Alegría said. "We still haven't been able to build reliable life-support systems for a lengthy mission to Mars, such as carbon dioxide scrubbers to keep air breathable for long periods...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... under the topmost layers of the Moon’s surface, potentially yielding material for rocket propellant and life support supplies The environment is characterised by a level of political risk. As Peter Marquez, Vice President for Global Engagement...
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...
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...
