A Revolutionary Approach to Interplanetary Space Travel: Studying Torpor in Animals for Space-health in Humans (STASH)
Ryan SprengerFauna Bio Inc. The use of non-model organisms in medical research is an expanding field that has already made a significant impact on human health. Insights gleaned from the…
LIFA: Lightweight Fiber-based Antenna for Small Sat-Compatible Radiometry
Zhang, Beijia Zhang, BeijiaMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Lab Very large space-based RF antennas can be large and expensive to manufacture and deploy. These problems become more challenging for…
Swarming Proxima Centauri: Coherent Picospacecraft Swarms Over Interstellar Distances
Thomas EubanksSpace Initiatives, Inc. Tiny gram-scale interstellar probes pushed by laser light are likely to be the only technology capable of reaching another star this century. We presuppose availability by…
Detoxifying Mars: the biocatalytic elimination of omnipresent perchlorates
Lynn RothschildNASA Ames Research Center (ARC) Water is the lifeblood of human survival and civilization and is critical for our sustained exploration beyond Earth. Fortunately, Mars has plenty of water…
Add-on to Large-Scale Water Mining Operations on Mars to Screen for Introduced and Alien Life
Steven BennerFoundation For Applied Molecular Evolution As noted at NASA’s 2019 Carlsbad Conference we have good reason to think that: Life started on Mars using the same geo-organic chemistry that…
Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE)
Ge-Cheng ZhaCoflow Jet, LLC We propose to develop a novel global mobility Mars exploration platform , Mars Aerial and Ground Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE). MAGGIE is a compact fixed wing aircraft…
Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER)
James BickfordCharles Stark Draper Laboratory New exciting missions, such as a rendezvous with a passing interstellar object, or a multi-target observing effort at the solar gravitational focus, require velocities that…
Magnetohydrodynamic Drive for Hydrogen and Oxygen Production in Mars Transfer
Alvaro Romero-CalvoGeorgia Tech Research Corporation Human space exploration is presented with multiple challenges, such as the near absence of buoyancy in orbit or the reliable, efficient, and sustainable operation of…
NASA’s Hubble Observes Exoplanet Atmosphere Changing Over 3 Years
4 min readBy combining several years of observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope along with conducting computer modelling, astronomers have found evidence for massive cyclones and other dynamic weather activity…
NASA’s 2023 Space Station Achievements
The International Space Station is a hub for scientific research and technology demonstration. Currently, in its third decade of human-tended operations, the orbiting lab is building on previous research to…