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12/03/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Space flight milestone: Next-gen ion engine may one day send Americans to Mars

In a few more years, American astronauts will return to the Moon. Not long afterwards, they will embark on the very first manned journey to Mars. Their future spacecraft will be propelled by a new generation of ion engines, the prototype of which has just passed an important test. In a New Atlas article, aerospace […]

12/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

A trip to Mars would heavily irradiate astronauts with potentially deadly doses of cosmic radiation

Dr. McCoy of Star Trek once described space as disease and danger wrapped in darkness and silence. The fictional character is now being echoed by Bulgarian researchers, who claim that manned deep-space missions to Mars will face extreme dangers far greater than those encountered by the Apollo missions. The researchers based their claims on the […]

11/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

ESA researchers look at lunar dust as a potential raw material for constructing future manned outposts on the moon

It is almost always much cheaper and easier to make something using locally-available construction materials. That is why European researchers are testing the use of the space dust covering the surface of the Moon to build long-term structures on our planet’s satellite, an article in New Atlas reported. They came to this conclusion after experimenting […]

10/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

California-based space company testing a mini propulsion system for planetary microsat missions

An American space technology company is almost ready to release a new propulsion system that could one day be installed on most spacecraft. The improved thrusters will be small enough to mount on microsatellites, yet powerful enough to propel larger space probes on interplanetary missions away from Earth, an article in Space.com stated. The system […]

10/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

NASA scientists discuss the feasibility of humans colonizing Mars

A recent study released by NASA-sponsored researchers has removed the luster from one of the crown jewels of science fiction and popular science, an article in News Wise stated. The study reported that while Mars can be explored and colonized by human astronauts, the Red Planet cannot be terraformed into a habitable state, at least not with our […]

09/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Australian beer company working on building a special bottle that will allow astronauts to drink their beverage in microgravity

The same Australian partnership that came up with space beer are now working on an appropriate space bottle. In a Space.com article, the new design will allow astronauts to enjoy beer and other beverages in microgravity. 4 Pines Brewing and Saber Astronautics Australia have previously collaborated to make “Vostok Space Beer.” This stout beer is […]

09/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Space tech companies developing ultra-small plasma-propulsion system for future interplanetary travel

Everything is getting smaller these days. That includes spacecraft and the electric propulsion systems that carry them through the void. In an article in Space.com, a pair of space tech companies are working on new thruster designs that can be fitted aboard smaller spacecraft and the tiniest satellites. Electric thrusters propel a spacecraft by using electricity to […]

09/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Interstellar space is filled with “toxic grease” that would make future space travel very difficult, say researchers

Manned spacecraft better pack windshield wipers when they venture out of the solar system and into interstellar space. An article in The Daily Mail Online reported that the void between the stars are filled with greasy carbon dust that is toxic to life despite being made of the same element as organic life. This dust […]

08/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

IAC researcher proposes a new technomarker to detect alien civilizations

A Spanish researcher made an argument that the search for intelligent alien life should concentrate on looking for signs of a “Clarke Exobelt,” a densely populated belt of artificial satellites surrounding the home planet of a hypothetical advanced alien civilization. In his recently published paper, he believed that this technological marker could be spotted by […]

07/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Space manufacturing: Scientists looking toward the stars to create stronger materials

Space might be dangerous, but it also possesses unique qualities that make it perfect for producing certain materials and products. According to a Space.com article, experts and researchers believe stronger materials, bigger and purer crystals, and even new organs can be developed and manufactured in space. Microgravity permits the unhindered growth, even mixing, and cementing […]

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