January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
...either in cis-lunar space or on a subsequent mission to Mars. Planning ahead for sufficient residual propellant provides some radiation shielding for the return journey, allows for recovery of MBC elements, and provides additional options for mission...
February 2019
A universal spaceship design concept
... and furthermore has the advantage of an inner hull wall cavity for heat distribution or an optional water-based radiation shielding, a whole variety of usage scenarios are enabled. The main intention of this research was to produce a basic, standard...
August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
... industry will also directly support space exploration initiatives by providing the water, fuel, raw materials and radiation shielding needed for humans to explore deeper into the Solar System and for longer periods of time. Opportunity...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
...and ‘dust-devils’. Team SEArch+/Apis Cor of New York came fourth, focusing on regolith construction to provide radiation shielding and physical protection. Land, regulation and contamination Key future issues will be establishing the ‘ownership’ both...
November 2025
Vantage Vigil - Europe’s first operational space weather mission nears approval
...,” said Mandorlo. “The satellite must withstand the very solar storms it is monitoring – with robust radiation shielding, fault tolerance and 24/7 data relay infrastructure.” These requirements include strict data latency requirements to ensure rapid...
09 June 2016
Winners of NASA's 2016 Invention of the Year Competition Announced
... exhibit high strength. This heat resistant material can be used at high service temperatures and for radiation shielding. This technology was developed in collaboration by NASA Langley in Hampton, Virginia; the Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab...
