October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
...implementation of key technologies necessary for the long-term life support and sustained health of a human crew. These ... wide array of integrated sensors, most importantly life support, and health monitoring. By necessity, spacesuits contain...
November 2018
Being human in space
... leader Angelo Vermeulen. “As part of that, we are looking at the kind of regenerative life-support system pioneered by the ESA-led MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative) programme.” Space generation Many people only know space...
December 2019
Human conception and childbirth in space
...samples; as a research platform it also enables tests on different developing mammalian embryos for gravity effects and other life support system variables. In that way it can help in the selection of mammal species that will be able to flourish well...
March 2022
What space taught me about water
... foster international cooperation, we could also be living ‘On the Earth, For the Earth’ and for all the life it supports. This sounds like an audacious vision and it is. Oversimplified? Maybe. But each of us needs to make a personal decision about...
December 2014
Asteroid Redirect Mission: preparing for Mars in deep space
... suit are being tested to assess multi-use of this suit. Advancements in a portable life-support system (a backpack-like suit attachment containing life-support elements) are being evaluated as well. NASA is prototyping and testing suit upgrades...
August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
...Moon and beyond, there will be a need for resources for life support and to operate in space. It will become desirable to construct ... for their nations to reap the benefits from supporting companies that are generating new technologies, access to...
