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A theme that has come to the fore in advanced planning for long-range space exploration is the concept of "propellantless propulsion" or "field propulsion." One version of this concept involves the projected... more
Going to Mars The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft containing the Curiosity rover, was launched from Earth in November 2011 and arrived at Gale crater on Mars in August 2012. Zeitlin et al. (p. 1080 ) report measurements of the... more
MELiSSA is a bioregenerative life support system designed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the complete recycling of gas, liquid and solid wastes during long distance space exploration. The system uses the combined activity of... more
The CCU and Incubator are habitats under development by SSBRP for gravitational biology research on ISS. They will accommodate multiple specimen types and reside in either Habitat Holding Racks, or the Centrifuge Rotor, which provides... more
Harry T. Whelan, MD1a,2,3, John M Houle, BS1a, Noel T. Whelan1a,3, Deborah L. Donohoe, AS, LATG1a, Joan Cwiklinski, MSN, CPNP1a, Meic H. Schmidt, MD1c, Lisa Gould, MD, PhD.1b, David Larson, MD1b, Glenn A. Meyer, MD1a, Vita Cevenini3,... more
The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, containing the Curiosity rover, was launched to Mars on 26 November 2011, and for most of the 253-day, 560-million-kilometer cruise to Mars, the Radiation Assessment Detector made detailed... more
A number of interpersonal issues relevant to manned space missions have been identified from the literature. These include crew tension, cohesion, leadership, language and cultural factors, and displacement. Ground-based studies by others... more
This experiment was conducted as part of a risk mitigation BIOTUBE Precursor hardware demonstration payload aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-101. The objectives were to provide a demonstration and test of the newly developed... more
A theme that has come to the fore in advanced planning for long-range space exploration is the concept of "propellantless propulsion" or "field propulsion." One version of this concept involves the projected... more
In space we find an extreem vacuum. Human beings need an atmosphere to survive. This makes inflatables most apt for use in human space flight. Savings in weight and packaging volume are perfect for getting them off ground. With the... more
A plant nutrient delivery system that uses a microporous, hydrophilic tube was developed with potential application for crop production in the microgravity of space. The tube contains a nutrient solution and delivers it to the roots.... more
The Orbital Express (OE) mission performed the first autonomous rendezvous and docking in the history of the United States on May 56, 2007 with the Advanced Video Guidance Sensor (AVGS) acting as one of the primary docking sensors. Since... more