April 2025
Strapped for success - from racetrack to orbit
...compression, has ballistics properties and can be used for thermal and acoustic insulation, and potential radiation shields – all of which is generating interest among potential space customers. These additional characteristics have elevated EPP from...
November 2025
Extra-terrestrial Skyring: managing space debris with an artificial planetary ring
... foundation of a space-based economy, moving resources, shielding Earth orbiting satellites and perhaps collecting and beaming power ... of a space-based economy, moving resources, shielding Earth orbiting satellites and perhaps collecting and beaming ...
April 2026
Rethinking the spacesuit as a biological system
... maintain pressure in vacuum, regulate temperature across extremes, manage oxygen flow and carbon dioxide removal, and shield astronauts from micrometeoroids and radiation. Yet for all their sophistication, many of their core mechanical principles...
May 2026
Mars exploration – the nuclear option
...extra day in space for water, food, oxygen and shielding. Every additional kilogram adds to the fuel burden and every... safety, in-space reactor deployment and long-duration radiation shielding, the architecture demonstrates a core feasibility: that a ...
September 2026
Spacecraft protection and resilience - a convergent approach
... belt dips closest to Earth. Because Earth’s magnetic shielding is weaker there, satellites in low Earth orbit (...The ‘South Atlantic Anomaly’ refers to an area where our protective shield is weak. The white spots on this map indicate where electronic...
13 July 2015
ISS Conference: 2024 plans, LEO development & how CASIS manages risk aversion
... with the Boy Scouts of America, we’re also partnering with Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of America, Girls, Inc.,” Shields said. “A big thrust that we have is reaching out to the under-represented demographics of girls, minorities, challenged communities...
