06 October 2017
Volcanic activity gave the early Moon an atmosphere
... patches that cover around 16 percent of the lunar surface. These patches are large basaltic plains known as maria, and they are similar in composition to the rocks found in Hawaii, however the lunar basalts contain significantly...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
...around 2025. The ability of in situ manufacturing of infrastructure elements increases the sustainability of a future lunar settlement Maria Antonietta Perino, has been working for many years at Thales Alenia Space on the design of different building...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
..., Sapphire. Peter has a MSc in Space Studies from the School of Aerospace Studies at the University of North Dakota. Maria Rey is the Vice President and Chief Science Officer at SSCL. She retired after 30 years with the...
May 2022
Design architecture for 3D printing a lunar habitat
...of years. The mean thickness of the regolith covering the whole lunar surface varies from 4-5 m in the lunar maria to 10-15 m in the highlands. Lunar soil refers to only the finer fraction of regolith, which is composed of grains 1x10-2 m in diameter...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
...ClearSpace-1 mission. Portugal panel presentation at IAC 2022 in Paris. The fourth challenge we identified is called the ‘Santa Maria Space Ecosystem’ and involves the establishment of a complete space innovation hub. The mid-Atlantic island of Santa...
March 2017
Space is open for business
... for exploration but underpinned by an industrial business plan. Maria van der Hoeven, former Dutch Minister of Education, Culture... plasma applications from space to Earth. He is pictured with Maria van der Hoeven and Jean-Claude Worms. ESA wants to ...
