October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
.... Large-scale space habitation will require international cooperation, investment and much more innovation in equipment and life support systems before humans can live safely and work productively in the hostile environment of outer space. That...
March 2016
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
...inflatable structure containing the internal habitat and life support equipment for astronauts. The 3D printed dome is ... using solar power and in-situ resources could support rapid construction of post-disaster emergency shelters, ...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
..., water processing and waste management, simulation and virtual reality, robotics and human-robotic interaction, and life support and habitability. Taken together these initiatives improve the skills and facilities already present at EAC, building...
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...
June 2015
Training space tourists to fly to the ISS at the Gagarin Centre
... safety and knowing how to act in emergency situations, we take special care when it comes to teaching them about life-support systems. Physical training, medical training, training to prepare for how flight will affect them, foreign language...
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...
