Andy Tomaswick
A Mission to Dive Titan’s Lakes – and Soar Between Them
Titan is one of the solar system's most fascinating worlds for several reasons. It has something akin to a hydrological…
Need to Accurately Measure Time in Space? Use a COMPASSO
Telling time in space is difficult, but it is absolutely critical for applications ranging from testing relativity to navigating down…
Antimatter Propulsion Is Still Far Away, But It Could Change Everything
Getting places in space quickly has been the goal of propulsion research for a long time. Rockets, our most common…
A Commercial Tie-Up Bring High-Energy Nuclear Electric Propulsion Closer to Reality
Propulsion technologies are the key to exploring the outer solar system, and many organizations have been working on novel ones.…
A Cheap Satellite with Large Fuel Tank Could Scout For Interplanetary Missions
A spacecraft that can provide the propulsion necessary to reach other planets while also being reproducible, relatively light, and inexpensive…
A 3U CubeSat Could Collect Data During an Asteroid Flyby
One of the great things about CubeSat designs is that they constrain the engineers who design them. Constraints are a…
Could We Use An Asteroid to Shield Astronauts On Their Way to Mars?
Radiation is a primary concern for long-duration human spaceflight, such as the planned trips to Mars, which are the stated…
NASA Wants Students’ Help Designing Missions to Other Moons
One of NASA's primary missions is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers to join the STEM field.…
A New Reconfigurable Structure Could Be Used to Make Space Habitats
Even some fields that seem fully settled will occasionally have breakthrough ideas that have reverberated impacts on the rest of…
NASA Is Seeking Ideas for Rescuing an Astronaut from the Moon
Space exploration is a dangerous business, especially when squishy living organisms, such as humans, are involved. NASA has always prided…