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...
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...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
.... To date, this combination of private investment and government support has resulted in a focus upon Earth orbit - and for... from Earth orbit to lunar orbit - but also life support systems and consumables, power generation and storage systems,...
20 January 2017
Winners and potential losers of the Obama and Trump administrations
...Journey to Mars and a robust U.S. commercial space market, including continued development of advanced space technology for life support and solar electric propulsion, collaboration with industry to develop deep space habitats, and initiating efforts...
01 October 2019
Life on Mars: what to know before we go
... rockets and spacecraft to transport astronauts to Mars or life support systems to help them survive once they get there,...good read. The volume concludes with an unusual appendix of “life on Mars astronomers and scientists” (do the former not qualify ...
02 November 2020
ISS marks 20 years of humans on board
... space station is an integral part of space exploration," López-Alegría said. "We still haven't been able to build reliable life-support systems for a lengthy mission to Mars, such as carbon dioxide scrubbers to keep air breathable for long periods...
