September 2023
From the Earth to Mars
...set out to find the spark that took the dream of space travel from fantasy to reality. The results were surprising, even stunning...Jeffrey has long believed the best path forward for space travel and space stations is one that is led by commercial ...
November 2017
Radiation protection for space colonists and travellers
... of metal and water or metal and plastic should be able to absorb most of this if it is thick enough. Particulate radiation Space travellers moving out of the shelter of Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field will have to contend with high levels...
January 2019
Space for Art – Love letter to Earth
... children who face difficulties and health issues in their young lives. When we think about space travel, many of us imagine rockets, stars and travelling to faraway as-yet unexplored places. In reality, we are also looking for the connection back...
February 2020
Investigation of the Coriolis effect in rotating space platforms
... platform, combined with the simultaneous rotation of the human’s head (active Coriolis Coupling). For the ‘space traveller’ inside the spaceship this may result in a severely restricting environment, where any head movement outside of the ...
08 February 2016
Comparing Notes: Behind the Scenes of Space Travel
... André Kuipers is the first Dutch ESA astronaut with two space missions to his name. His second mission was the longest spaceflight...ins and outs of space travel, spanning decades from the beginnings of human space flight to the state of things today.
May 2019
Space for Art – Astronauts and artists
... reflect on all of the lessons we’ve learned from our Apollo travels to the Moon. These lessons are absolutely those of discovery, wonder...expression has been going on since the start of human space travel, by the people who have flown NASA and other ...
