July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... than the 22-ton payload mass one Space Launch System (SLS) is expected to launch towards the red planet. Even so, ..., the bioregenerative life support system mass that needs to be launched from Earth is decreased by several orders of magnitude. For ...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
... is required. The number of system developments is minimised, and the use of the already developed systems like the Space Launch System and Orion, is maximised. To minimise the number of events that could lead to the loss of the whole...
January 2018
Shielding the human genome
... as the most dangerous aspect of travel to Mars. Without radical advances in science, astronauts sitting atop NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) might ask themselves if the greatest risk to their endeavour might be within them, the cells ...
May 2024
Spaceflight revolution on a shoestring
... breakthrough discoveries. There are wide environmental benefits. This is not a science fiction dream. There is a roadmap for space launch that could achieve this scenario within about 15 years, using only proven technology and with a compelling...
22 June 2021
Space Perspective confirms successful test flight
... on today’s first test flight of its revolutionary spaceballoon capability, and for being the first space launch operator to fly from the Space Coast Spaceport, Florida’s newest spaceport. This flight highlights the reality of Florida again at the...
March 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
... the United States, passed the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (HR 2262), which includes Title IV - ‘Space Resource Exploration and Utilization’. Section 402 adds Section 51303 to the US space law code. A United States citizen engaged...
