July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
... Artemis Accords and why he believes these sometimes controversial commitments are vital for the long-term sustainability of Artemis. The Artemis Program, first announced by the Trump Administration and endorsed in January 2021 by the Biden...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... and more energy every year. If all of the natural resources on our planet are used wisely and in a sustainable fashion they can be recycled and used over and over again. Modern civilization, with its complex...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
...Association to set up an information system dedicated to avoiding interference and potential collisions. In view of these various threats to the sustainable use of outer space, the international space community must act All this is very good, but not...
February 2020
Investigation of the Coriolis effect in rotating space platforms
... gyros’, responsible for the perception of the angular acceleration in three axes, head-centric x, y and z. In the presence of a sustained rotational environment, any active head tilt outside of the main rotational axis would trigger a cross-coupled...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
... primary driver for reducing unnecessary spares is reducing the uncertainty about the reliability of the components. Adopting a sustained, long-duration test campaign will reduce this uncertainty. Due to the expense of space qualified parts and...
April 2020
Evolutionary lessons for an interplanetary future
...do what we can to keep people alive and healthy? The ethics of having children on Mars is particularly challenging. A self-sustaining colony would necessarily require human reproduction, but life in a Martian colony will come with significant hazards...
