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Apr 14, 2020 · From bone-whittling microgravity to eye-popping profits, the risks and rewards of space settlement have never been so close at hand. More than fifty years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, why is there so little human presence in space? Will we ever reach Mars?
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Nov 21, 2024 · NASA seeks to understand how the human body changes while astronauts live and work on the space station. Learn how scientists work to maintain the health and well-being of crew members during and after their missions. NASA conducts Earth-bound simulations of life in space.
Zero gravity and a sunrise every 90 minutes can disrupt an astronaut’s health, both physically and mentally. The crew must combat motion sickness, claustrophobia and homesickness every day. They also must be prepared for any medical emergencies that may arise.
More than fifty years after the Apollo 11 Moon landing, why is there so little human presence in space? Will we ever reach Mars? What will it take to become a multiplanet species, colonizing the solar system and traveling to other stars? Spacefarers meets these questions head on.
- A Brief History of Orbital Habitats
- Adapting to Space
- ‘A Microsociety in A Miniworld’
- The Future of Living in Space
The first fictional space station was Edward Everett Hale’s 1869 “Brick Moon”. Inside were 13 spherical living chambers. In 1929, Hermann Noordung theorised a wheel-shaped space station that would spin to create “artificial” gravity. The spinning wheel was championed by rocket scientist Wernher von Braunin the 1950s and featured in the classic 1968...
Yuri Gagarin’s voyage around Earth in 1961 proved humans could survive in space. Actually living in space was another matter. Contemporary space stations don’t spin to provide gravity. There is no up or down. If you let go of an object, it will float away. Everyday activities like drinking or washing require planning. Spots of “gravity” occur throu...
The crew use all kinds of objects to express their identities in this miniworld, as space habitats were called in a 1972 report. Unused wall space becomes like your refrigerator door, covered with items of personal and group significance. In the Zvezda module, Orthodox icons and pictures of space heroes like Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Gagarin creat...
The ISS is massively expensive to run. NASA’s costs alone are US$3-4 billion a year, and many argue it’s not worth it. Without more commercial investment, ISS may be de-orbited in 2028 and sent to the ocean floor to join Mir. The next stage in space-station life is likely to occur in orbit around the Moon. The Lunar Gateway project, planned by a gr...
May 27, 2014 · These pioneers – pilgrims if you like – will be starting new lives beyond Earth. For these human civilisations to succeed, the space farers will need to start families.
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Feb 19, 2002 · According to John Moore, a University of Florida anthropologist, families might have the right social dynamic to take on long duration space voyages – such as the colonization of another star...
