Evidence surrounds you. On a clear-sky night, with a pair of binoculars, you can observe the bombarded surface of the moon. Using slightly fancier tools, the same phenomenon is observable all across the Solar System. Evidence is also present in…
The Unexplored Antarctic expedition will be reaching icy climes humankind has never set eyes on before. December 1 will see the launch of this Spanish expedition that sets out with a series of goals in mind. Two of the main…
Once Upon a Time It all started with a very old fashioned 3D visualization tool called SatViz, which showed the International Space Station and European Laboratory “Columbus” orbiting the Earth. Although it was a feature-rich tool it was lacking in…
One of my most vivid memories I have from analog astronaut training is my first “donning” (putting on the suit), and in particular, the closure of the helmet. It is the moment at which you become detached from your surroundings.…
It now takes less than six hours to reach the International Space Station, a huge engineering achievement on which 14 countries have worked jointly, involving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Russian Space Agency (FKA), the Japanese Aerospace…