17 May 2021
European startup to produce oxygen from lunar soil for ESA 2025 mission
... could be used in manufacturing applications. “Today spacecraft must carry all the oxygen they need, for propulsion or life support, from Earth for the entire mission. Enabling spacecraft to “fill up” in space with locally sourced resources, such...
February 2016
Protecting Earth from cosmic disasters
...of the explosion: affected area, scale of destruction and loss of life. The results of the assessment in this case can be seen...personnel, emergency and technical crew, mechanical equipment and life-support systems can be determined. Thus, for the ...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... generators will be essential for energy and astronauts will need long duration habitation modules which include life-support systems, radiation safety, protection from the environment, and medical facilities. In contrast, the ISS is Earth-reliant...
February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... clogging, which can result in the technical failure of life support systems such as water recycling units, radiators or even ...decontamination before venturing too far – to a point where support and rescue operations from Earth will not be possible....
15 June 2022
NASA counts on ESA cooperation for lunar exploration
... European Service Module is the powerhouse of the Orion spacecraft, providing our astronauts with in-space manoeuvring capabilities, life support and power that will safely transport our astronauts to the Moon and back home to Earth,” he said...
February 2020
Europe’s role in space standardisation
...trade between countries, create new markets, cut compliance costs and support the development of a Single European Market. ROOM talks to... the Moon; the module will deliver propulsion and life support for four astronauts aboard the Orion crew module. ...
