May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
...them. Beyond the extraction of ice as a means of life support, minerals are highly prized, a remedy for their constant ...significance. Beyond the extraction of ice as a means of life support, minerals are highly prized, a remedy for their constant...
11 June 2025
Milestone in space reproduction as IVF prototype successfully tested in orbit
... intact. Onboard yeast cultures (in subsequent missions, mouse embryos will be used) survived successfully, validating key life support mechanisms with onboard sensors and images confirming all internal components remained secured and operational...
December 2014
Space for Earth: How ESA wants to use lessons learned above on the ground
...identified for this first assessment were thermal control, hydrogen production and storage, photovoltaics, energy storage, life support systems, robotics and space weather effects. Once a list of prospective technologies was formulated, each area was...
August 2020
Opportunities for young people in the space sector
... Physical Sciences Instrumentation section in the Netherlands, working on the MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative) project to develop closed-loop life support for future deep-space expeditions. Giant leaps for the future Large...
January 2023
Asgardia expands its reach
... struck by some natural or human-made disaster,” he said. “Only being in space and developing a fully-fledged life-support system there, including artificial gravity and protection from space radiation, gives us a hope of surviving. Asgardia has ...
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, ...
