July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
... experience on the ISS has helped to identify both long and short duration vulnerabilities of the designs in the space environment and the ISS programme has undertaken a robust upgrade campaign that has incorporated changes to address them...
September 2019
Extending the life of geostationary orbit satellites
... an abundance of caution for proper stewardship of the GEO environment. Once proven safe and reliable, future docking may be performed... off prior to launch to protect them from the space environment. Pumping more fuel into a satellite not designed for...
July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
... them, but also researchers, scientists and, not least, tourists, will have the chance to experience space travel. This means that the space environment must be totally rethought and redesigned according to the physiological and psychological needs...
August 2021
Space research in embryology
... of the cerebrospinal axis. The fertility rate was lower in cases where cryopreserved spermatozoa were exposed to the space environment for nine months in order to fertilise mouse oocytes on Earth. The experiment emphasised the role of gamete changes...
April 2025
A bun in the (space) oven - Reasons not to get pregnant while going around Earth at 7.8 kilometres per second
...: maybe there is some stage in the reproductive cycle that is irreparably damaged by the space environment, or maybe bodies can compensate for the space environment and be totally fine in the end. We just don’t know yet. Astronauts (clockwise...
October 2025
Satellite technology - from operational challenges to strategic opportunities
... that are difficult and expensive to replicate on Earth, but modern simulation tools can recreate the harsh space environment virtually, testing how materials and components will respond to radiation, thermal cycling and mechanical stresses before...
