October 2017
Colouring our view of the oceans
... receive on their mobile phones. Streams of mud Ocean colour data also support the tracking of coastal sediment transport. In extreme cases, the concentrations are so high that they become true ‘streams of mud’. Nevertheless, sediment tracking...
May 2020
Time to discuss regulations for future interplanetary trade
... Trade Organization rules and national legislations are applied; trade is carried out with binding forms of payment, transport and delivery; and customs procedures are regulated through institutions such as the World Customs Organization? It should...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
... on our capability to provide logistics - the movement and management of materials. Throughout history, we have developed our capability to transport goods and people by land, water and air using more and more sophisticated and organised networks...
August 2019
Architectural challenges of a Moon village
...Agency (ESA) and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit) and experts from space...the Lunar Socialiser vehicles, which will connect Moon bases and transport people from one base to another, offering them a ...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... as micro helicopters or gliders can operate, and even then only for observation purposes and not for transportation of large payloads. Therefore, an advanced propulsion system is needed for sustainable and large-scale surface operations. Figure...
May 2022
Design architecture for 3D printing a lunar habitat
... for in situ resource utilisation (ISRU) to produce construction materials for hard landscaping of the habitat, surfaces to permit transportation to, from and on the Moon and material for shielding the inhabitants and their equipment, where the...
