February 2019
A universal spaceship design concept
... all of its embedded biological and chemical processes, has the primary aim of enabling long-term stays in space while also being independent of an external mission supply network. The aim of the research was to produce an outline design for a self...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
... efforts are therefore being directed towards increasing self-sufficiency and thereby Earth independence in order to make long-term space missions such as NASA’s ‘Journey to Mars’ both possible and practical. Matt Damon growing crops on Mars in The...
18 September 2017
'Mars crew' emerge from isolation after 8 months study on Hawaii
... consuming while conducting the experiment. The aim of the study was to better understand the psychological impacts a long-term space mission would have on astronauts who made the journey to Mars - a challenge that some people are working towards...
May 2017
Recipe for success on flights to Mars
... be rehydrated or reheated. Ideally, space food should be lightweight, compact in volume, nutritious, easy to prepare, eat and clean up (microgravity complicates all of these requirements), long lasting and delicious. For a mission to Mars, food will...
