30 March 2020
Study shows astronaut urine could help build moon bases
...colonisers plan on building their settlements. To see just how suitable human pee would be in helping to construct a lunar base, the researchers whose lead author on the paper is Shima Pilehvar at Østfold University College, Norway, used a 3D printer...
April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
... down, transferring energy to whatever they hit. The Apollo lunar landing craft were part-shielded to afford some crew protection ... Union (EU) and Russia have set a more conservative standard based on their own research, a 1000 mSv career limit across...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... Space Shuttle thermal blankets had been severely eroded during flight. A bold concept to construct a multi-dome lunar base using a 3D printing concept. Once assembled, inflated domes are covered with a layer of 3D-printed...
11 March 2019
NASA outlines future Moon to Mars plans
... innovative, new technologies and systems to explore more locations across the lunar surface than ever before. This time, when we go to the... humans by 2028 to conduct science across the entire lunar surface. “With this budget, NASA’s critical work ...
May 2026
Mars exploration – the nuclear option
...NERVA, including a visit to Mars by 1978, a permanent lunar base by 1981 and deep space probes to Jupiter, Saturn and...1960s, when NASA was embarking on the early phases of lunar exploration, American engineers were working on NERVA (Nuclear Engine for...
June 2017
Spaceplane rationale - a new way of thinking
...something like it, is built and the lower cost limit of spaceplanes based on existing technology is approached. This cost can be estimated by comparison...reduce the cost. The cost of the first lunar base could be reduced by about 10 times using ...
