July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
...a heat control system - all the basic requirements of a life support system. The plants were kept in a dormant state for the...Officer in the Poland Mars Analogue Simulation 2017 and remote mission support member in Mars Academy USA in 2018. He has also...
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 ...
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...
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, ...
September 2026
Pregnancy among the stars - the biology of birth beyond Earth
... shift in thinking. For decades, discussions about living beyond Earth concentrated on rockets, habitats, food production and life-support systems. Today, scientists are beginning to ask a far more fundamental question. Not simply how humans survive...
