Andy Tomaswick
Ion Engines Could Take Us to the Solar Gravitational Lens in Less Than 13 Years
Sending an object to another star is still the stuff of science fiction. But some concrete missions could get us…
Testing Heat Shields for Different Atmospheres
Testing is one of the unsung steps in the engineering process. Talk to any product development engineer, and they will…
Life on Earth Needed “Unmelted Asteroids”
The word "volatile" is commonly used in the space exploration community, but it has a different meaning than when used…
NASA Achieves Impressive Bandwidth with its New Laser Communications System
Ships passing in the night used Morse code sent with lanterns and shutters to communicate. That same basic principle has…
Hera Says Farewell to the Earth and Moon
Testing the equipment on an interstellar mission is one of the first things operators do when the spacecraft successfully launches.…
How Gravitational Waves Could Let Us See the First Moments After the Big Bang
Cosmology has had several ground-breaking discoveries over the last 100+ years since Einstein developed his theory of relativity. Two of…
How Accessible is Titanium On The Moon?
Mining the Moon to extract its resources is a critical step on humanity's path into the solar system. One of…
What’s the Best Material for a Lunar Tower?
Physical infrastructure on the Moon will be critical to any long-term human presence there as both America and China gear…
Could You Find What A Lunar Crater Is Made Of By Shooting It?
Americans are famously fond of their guns. So it should come as no surprise that a team of NASA scientists…
An Ambitious Mission to Neptune Could Study Both the Planet and Triton
Mission concepts to the outer solar system are relatively common, as planetary scientists are increasingly frustrated by our lack of…