August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
... (SLS), planned for 2018. LunarIceCube will use a compact broadband infrared (IR) instrument (BIRCHES) to investigate the origin of volatile gases on the Moon, their distribution, and ongoing processes at the lunar surface. To operate the infrared...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
... is contributing the PROSPECT drill system to penetrate two metres down to collect data on water ice, minerals and volatiles, including nitrogen, CO2, ammonia, methane and sulphur dioxide. A miniaturised lab known as ProSPA will analyse the...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
.... And what a future it might be. There is the possibility of capturing potentially hazardous asteroids, reclaiming key resources such as volatiles and precious metals from them and then redeploying them in Earth or lunar orbit as a planetary defence...
February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
... 27 mission to a region near to the lunar south pole. Of particular interest there is the amount of ice and other volatiles in the lunar regolith, and their origin and extractability potential for the preparation of future missions that...
February 2019
Chaos and creation – cultural directions for the space industry
... will be. I can test elements of the work and have the wisdom of experience, but ultimately I am working with volatile and powerful materials and must always be prepared for the unexpected. Additionally, in the case of my performative work...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... a method of asteroid resource harvesting called optical mining, to excavate an asteroid and extract water and other volatiles into an inflatable bag. The proposed architecture includes resource prospecting, extraction and delivery. Role for Asgardia...
