January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... as scientific and functional equipment. ESA has already developed an aerospace-quality plastic 3D printer for operation in weightlessness that is able to recycle used plastic. And the use of local materials has also been demonstrated: a 1.5 tonne...
February 2019
Reflections on the future human condition
...of what’s possible for us according to our anatomical, physiological and psychological capabilities and our technological accomplishments. Weightlessness and cosmic radiation, the duration of interplanetary trips using current (and even future) modes...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
..., carrying payloads for commercial or scientific microgravity research, of up to 100 kg. It would offer several minutes of weightlessness for experiments, followed by descent, parachute landing and intact recovery of the payload if required. Skyrora...
October 2019
Time to overcome the expendable rocket mindset
... it started. A passenger would be able to see an area the size of England, and would experience about three minutes of weightlessness. Flights in Ascender would become routine after several years and it would have varied applications for space...
December 2019
Human conception and childbirth in space
... opportunities for the very wealthy few. Imagine spending a week in a space hotel in Earth orbit, floating around in weightlessness and waking up with a mind-blowing view from 400 km above Earth! If you are rich enough to afford...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
...gravity on the Moon is just 1.622m/s2. Nonetheless, there is some evidence that the adverse effects of complete weightlessness on the human body may be absent or substantially reduced in lunar gravity. One method of simulating microgravity conditions...
