26 September 2018
A mini space elevator is being tested near the ISS
..., and that is exactly what the researchers at Shizuoka University have gone and done. "In theory, a space elevator is highly plausible. Space travel may become something popular in the future," said Yoji Ishikawa, who leads the research team...
13 January 2021
The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce launch study into nuclear-powered space exploration
...energy released in splitting the atom to accelerate propellants, like hydrogen, at huge speeds, has the potential to revolutionise space travel. By some estimates, this kind of engine could be twice as efficient as the chemical engines that power our...
March 2016
Space Oddities: The Problem with Imagination
... and the United States would not launch a woman into space until 1983, these women proved women were physically and mentally qualified for space travel. Upon her successful return to Earth, Sergey Kovalev (lead Soviet...
May 2020
Mixed reality in the design of space habitats
... to extended communication opportunities with family and friends, and opportunities to interact with media. However, deep space travel and remote bases pose new challenges, such as absence of resupply missions, communication delays, increase of crew...
April 2026
Art, imagination and the human spirit
... I was struck by the sight of the rocket again. I am a UK-based artist and I have always had a passion for space travel, exploration, the outdoors and adventure. I studied for a Fine Art painting degree in the 1990s and during...
30 October 2017
Virgin Group and Saudi Arabia announce $1 billion deal
... the company. Nonetheless, Virgin will still retain the majority interest in the three space companies. PIF is headed by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam Al-Saud who is... programme for trans-continental point-to-point space travel,” said Branson.
