March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
... low Earth orbit (LEO) and on a handful of manned flights to the Moon have taught us that future long-duration missions will face exponentially difficult challenges associated with transportation, working in space and staying healthy. To support one...
June 2022
Pandemic parallels
... is a part of human existence and both polar exploration and human space activity have demonstrated that long duration missions of exploration are no exception, even when underpinned with training. Domestic abuse helplines reported surges in calls...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... with artificial gravity (i.e., Coriolis effect). However, large artificial gravity systems are often untenable for long duration missions with limited launches. Therefore, strategies to reduce the mass of artificial gravity systems were investigated...
October 2020
Microgravity and its effects on the human brain
... even reports that some of these changes can remain unresolved years after a flight and that multiple long-duration missions might result in cumulative effects (Mader et al., 2013). A subsequent report on 11 NASA analysed astronaut cases of SANS...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
.... A primary focus on technology and management-driven approaches might be sufficient for short space missions. However, for long-duration missions this approach limits beneficial contributions from designerly and artistic modes of operation where the...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
...these technologies are suitable for the more challenging exploration missions. Despite all of the progress, significant challenges remain. To date, all of our human long duration missions have been relatively close to home and enjoy a steady resupply...
