Technology
This is What an Air-Breathing Electric Thruster’s Intake Would Look Like
Like all other technologies, satellite technology has grown in leaps and bounds in the past couple decades. Satellites can monitor…
How Would We Do Surgery in Space?
Any mission to Mars requires deeper planning than missions to the ISS or the Moon. Based purely on the length…
Behold! The Martian Menu, Courtesy of Mars City Design!
Every year since 2012, Mars City Design hosts the Mars Feast Gala, where talented chefs create tantalizing entrees based on…
What Does it Mean to Be a Space Architect?
In a recent article, space architect Anastasia Prosina explores the concept of space architecture and how it will play a…
Practical Ideas for Farming on the Moon and Mars
Recent research supported by NASA shows how algae-growing greenhouses could lead to colonies on the Moon and Mars that are…
This Rocket Engine’s Thrust Chamber was 3D-printed and Only has Three Parts
This week, European engineers hot-fire tested a fully 3D-printed thrust chamber that could one day power the upper stages for…
Tiny Cardboard Aircraft Could Fly in the Skies of Mars
What would be the best method for exploring planetary atmospheres, such as at Mars, Venus or even Earth? One group…
Another Reminder that Spaceflight is Difficult. Starship Prototype Explodes and Falls Over
SpaceX suffered another setback when its Starship prototype SN1 exploded during a loading test - similar to what happened to…
A Commercial Satellite Just Docked with Another for the First Time, Opening Up a New Era in Orbital Maintenance
SpaceLogistics LLC has achieved a first: it's docked it's maintenance satellite, called MEV-1, with another satellite in order to extend…
Future Astronauts Could Enjoy Fresh Vegetables From an Autonomous Orbital Greenhouse
A team from a Russian polytechnic university is working on an autonomous space module where fresh vegetables could be grown…