February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
...of inhibiting their biofilm formation capacity and increase microorganisms’ sensitivity to antibiotic treatments. Artist impression of a lunar base concept. Future space application Today’s commercial x-ray and electron beam machines provide safe and...
June 2022
Protecting crews in interplanetary ships and space colonies from the space environment
.... Technically, this is achievable by using ring trestles made of light lattice trusses. If Starship rockets are used to supply lunar bases, by the time the squadron is sent to Mars, there might have accumulated a sufficient stock of ships with almost...
24 October 2019
SpaceX confirm plans to build cities on the Moon and Mars
...very large payloads to the Moon, set up and operate lunar bases and do the same at Mars around the same time. ... both crewed and uncrewed, to the Red Planet in order to set up bases. Their first Martian city is expected to be completed by 2050. In true...
June 2015
Bringing technology down to earth
... to sustainability. A common perception is that these two concepts are far apart. On the contrary, a space shuttle or a future lunar base is one of the most durable systems you can imagine; namely a closed ecosystem. Oxygen, water, food and...
March 2016
Time for European visionary goals
... the experience of achieving the impossible, a heritage of exploration and discovery dating back hundreds of years. Working on a future lunar base or ‘Moon Village’ My response it that now is time for Europe to once again take the lead in moving...
