Cheap Silicon Wants Its Old Job Back in Orbit
A 1977 decision, quietly reversed. Continuer de lire Cheap Silicon Wants Its Old Job Back in Orbit
A Static Shock Is a Serious Problem on the Moon
Mind the spark. On the Moon, an astronaut could turn into a battery on legs. Space.com, the source of this story, reports on NASA’s new challenge. Continuer de lire A Static Shock Is a Serious Problem on the Moon
Vitamins With a Radiation Shield: Microbes on the Road to Mars
Expired before arrival. Vitamin pills have a shelf life, and a round trip to Mars lasts years. Continuer de lire Vitamins With a Radiation Shield: Microbes on the Road to Mars
Why a Start-Up Is Putting a Fridge on a Rocket Stage
A week, then trash. An upper rocket stage usually survives about a week in orbit before it becomes junk. Continuer de lire Why a Start-Up Is Putting a Fridge on a Rocket Stage
Space Radishes Swap Clay for Gel and Drink Less Water
Radishes are not picky, water budgets are. In space, there is no soil: plants grow in a bed of granules that holds their roots and feeds them water. Continuer de lire Space Radishes Swap Clay for Gel and Drink Less Water
Europe Puts a Water Sensor in a Lunar Rover’s Wheel
A rover that tastes as it rolls. Rashid-3, the rover the United Arab Emirates is preparing for the lunar south pole, is meant to probe the ground for ice while it drives. Continuer de lire Europe Puts a Water Sensor in a Lunar Rover’s Wheel
Europe’s Moon Service Station Runs on a Night-Light Budget
Moon gear, some assembly required. Every instrument sent to the Moon has to bring its own radio, heater and night survival kit. Continuer de lire Europe’s Moon Service Station Runs on a Night-Light Budget
A Space Station Builder Takes Its Blueprints to the Moon
A space station with lunar ambitions. According to Payload, Vast, builder of the Haven commercial station, has set up a Lunar Programs division to support NASA’s Moon Base. Continuer de lire A Space Station Builder Takes Its Blueprints to the Moon
Mars’s Polar Ice Is Cleaner Than Estimated
A 1.5-kilometer ice-cream sandwich. According to the University of Washington, whose release Astrobiology.com reproduced, the north pole of Mars is built as a deposit 1.5 kilometers thick: slabs of almost pure ice, 0.05 to 0.5 percent dust, alternating with beds where dust makes up 25 to 75 percent. The portrait comes from a study by Pari Mohan and Aditya Khuller, published in npj Space Exploration. Continuer de lire Mars’s Polar Ice Is Cleaner Than Estimated
A Digital Passport for 3D-Printed Space Parts
Printing is the easy part. Making a metal rocket part with a 3D printer is no longer the hard step; proving it will hold is. Continuer de lire A Digital Passport for 3D-Printed Space Parts
