A study that lasted a whole year to see how astronauts might deal with the difficulties of living in confined conditions with each other to simulate a round trip to Mars, has concluded in Hawaii. The study saw six scientists living together inside a specially built habitat for the full …
Read More »British-made, air-breathing rocket engine could change space travel
As much as we're excited by the ventures of Space X and Amazon in making travel into space and the transport of materials into orbit that much cheaper with their re-usable systems, they're not the only ones looking to revolutionise space travel. British company Reaction Engines has designed a new …
Read More »Origami used to design new space probe solar panels
Often used as a tool for relaxation – or a murderous weapon if you're watching Seven Psychopaths – the art of paper folding, or Origami, can now add another use to its resume, as a team of engineers from Brigham Young University has been in touch with an origami mathematician to figure …
Read More »Do you want to be the first to live on Mars?
No really. Mars One, a Dutch non-profit organisation that hopes to fund the trip and everything involved by making the “biggest media event,” that's ever existed, is looking for a team of individuals to begin the colonisation of Mars, as soon as 2023. The selection process is said to be …
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