July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
... makes their contribution to the successful establishment of a Moon colony critical. Research has proved that simulated lunar regolith can support the growth of plants. However, plants on the Moon would also have to contend with a very...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
...’s Serpent engines and a specialised hydrogen and oxygen lunar lander using in situ oxygen produced from lunar regolith. These could reduce the cost of reaching the lunar surface by a third, to a level comparable to the current cost...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... reusable launch vehicles. A concept for constructing a lunar base using automated 3D printers, making use of lunar regolith as building material. SpaceX recently succeeded in the Falcon-9 launch of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS...
October 2020
Space 2069 - back to the Moon, to Mars and beyond
...include panoramic visual surveys, laying geophones for active seismic sensing, collecting interesting rocks and acquiring regolith samples. With such expeditions, the Moon’s expanses will be opened up as we see sights we have only imagined. A concept...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
... humans first went to the Moon, they did not find it inert and inactive. The gravity, lunar regolith and dust, and lack of atmosphere creates an environment that astronauts had both to adapt to and engage with...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
... in lunar orbit. On the surface of the Moon, long-term habitats are planned, supported by in-situ resource utilisation of regolith and water ice, supporting long-term, extensive exploration efforts. As the previous NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine...
