18 July 2017
Why the space programme needs civil engineers
... planets. As they get older, they realise that only a small minority of people becomes astronauts and that space travel isn’t what they once imagined. But many still want to work in the field. It’s exciting and there...
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
... dysrhythmias, life-support systems, mental health, and public health. Radiation Radiation is a major challenge for human space travel. Away from Earth’s protective magnetic field, two key types of radiation are of concern: solar particle events...
July 2020
Are we entering a post-Overview Effect era?
... spacefaring nations to many, from very little entrepreneurial activity to quite a lot. For years, the bar for space travel was very high - typified by a highly competitive astronaut selection process. Today, the only real barrier to direct...
January 2023
Producing food in space
... minimum amount and it excludes the mass of the water required. Since the expeditions could well be longer, space travellers will have to rely on having the means to grow food and process it en route. Several plants have already...
06 February 2020
Scottish space firm flies to Silicon Valley with Heathrow support
...to stand behind them. Whether it’s a premium chocolate company from Yorkshire or Scottish company looking to cut the cost of space travel, this year’s winners set a new mark and we’re proud to be helping take theirproducts to markets around the world...
June 2015
The day Philae landed: how a rough touchdown still made history at the Rosetta Mission
...12, 2014 will be remembered as the day when Europe made space history… Although the comet landing occurred on 12 November, Philae...of great relief, seeing that after 12 years of interplanetary space travel Philae was ready to set foot on the comet.The ...
