July 2014
In search of strategic stability
...would have been countered by a jointly-constructed defensive shield. It never happened, however. Even though serious ...seriously worsened, and the question of creating a missile defence shield as a way of avoiding retaliation is likely to come...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
... occurred during that period. To protect the Mars travellers, heavy shielding via ‘storm shelters’ will be needed that make use of ... long flight period. To protect the Mars travellers, heavy shielding via ‘storm shelters’ will be needed that make use ...
October 2015
How to 3D-print a habitat on Mars
...to have a much higher density than any sintered material. This would have considerable benefits for radiation shielding in the surface environment. The permeability of basalt stone is also superior to that of a sintered process, which is often porous...
September 2016
Life in the extremes: confessions of an astrobiologist
... from moons like our own giving planets stability and shielding them from asteroid collisions, and liquid inner cores ...of planets producing magnetic fields that can help shield atmospheres, to geological processes that can make or take ...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
...modern infrastructure expands, and as the changing geomagnetosphere brings our shields against solar storms to a level that is only 15 per...space with only the very thin skin of planetary shielding protecting it from disaster. As our population expands...
March 2017
Twinkle - a mission to unravel the story of planets in our galaxy
... placed in orbit at Lagrange Point 2, where the spacecraft is shielded from the Sun and has a clear view of the whole night...slightly wider than usual payload, and with upgraded light shielding and stability. Twinkle will collect light from its target ...
