Homing in on the Gravity Prescription Image of the JAXA Kibo module on the International Space Station which houses the…
Extraction of oxygen from lunar regolith using solar pyrolysis Experimental apparatus of an experiment to characterize solar pyrolysis of lunar…
Room with a view on the Moon Artist rendering of what could be the first hotel on the Moon. Credit:…
Wohrad: The first serious design of an artificial gravity space station The Habitat Wheel (Wohrad). Redrawing of Fig. 84 from…
A vision for industry on the Moon Credits: Michael Nayak / Air University Press Air University Press, the academic publisher…
TESSARAE for orbital biolabs and more Conceptual illustration of an orbital biolab constructed using TESSERAE architecture. Credit: Aurelia Institute At…
Novel design of a Mars Cycler Above – Mars Cycler exploded section. Below – Cruise ship-sized Mars Cycler booster (left)…
AI networks for space settlements Artist rendering of a robotic space farm on Mars controlled by a computer network utilizing…
Perspectives on Mars terraforming research AI generated image of Mars in the process of being terraformed. Credit: Gemini The concept…
Pale Red Dots on Mars Conceptual illustration of two Pale Red Dot villages on Mars serviced by SpaceX Starships. Credits:…
Resilient ExtraTerrestrial Habitats Institute at Purdue University releases its Impact Report Artist impression of a lunar habitat designed for resiliency…
Interlune attracts customers for Helium-3 mined from the Moon Conceptual illustration of an excavator gathering lunar regolith, which upon separation…
Sierra Space and payload integrator Tec-Masters to facilitate test of Honda’s Circulative Renewable Energy System on the ISS Artist impression…
Design considerations for rotating space settlements Illustration of a cylindrical rotating space settlement in Low Earth Orbit. Credits: Grok 3…
The economic benefits of the Variable-Pitch Screw Launch system Conceptual illustration of the Variable-Pitch Screw Launch system showing a launch…
Split life cycle approach to settling the solar system Left: Artist impression of the inside of Kalpana One, a free…
A potpourri of artificial gravity topics Conceptual illustration of three stages in the construction of an Artificial Gravity Orbital Station…
Modeling an ISRU-based energy storage system for sustainable lunar electricity production Illustration of a Lunar ISRU Energy Storage and Electrical…
Lunar Outpost Eagle to fly on Starship – blazing a trail for lunar highways Artist rendering of the Lunar Outpost…
ESA launches the Second Space Resources Challenge Conceptual illustration of lunar regolith extraction and beneficiation operations creating feedstock for an…
Ethos Space has ambitious plans for the Moon and beyond Conceptual illustration of a SpaceX Starship on a lunar landing…
Biosphere X, Y and Z: The future of farming in space – guest post by Marshall Martin Artist’s depiction of…
An ice-mining lunar rover powered by Americium-241 Conceptual illustration of the ice-mining lunar rover showing its main components including a…
Offworld’s Prospector 1 mission to demonstrate ISRU on the Moon Concept illustration of Offworld’s Prospector 1 Mobile Excavator. Credits: Dallas…
The desert moss that could help terraform Mars AI generated image of Mars in the process of being terraformed. Credit:…
Evoloterra Credit: NASA On this historic date, take a moment to reflect on, and appreciate, our first steps on another…
Using energy from space to power in situ resource processing on the Moon Conceptual illustration of a Lunar Power Station…
The benefits of artificial gravity for space settlements AI generated image of a rotating space station in Earth orbit providing…
South Korea goes for space-based solar power Conceptual illustration depicting the design features of a Korean Space Solar Power Satellite…
Proposal for an International Lunar Resource Prospecting Campaign Artist’s depiction of the NASA Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) locating…
The impact of the Gravity Prescription on the future of space settlement Artist rendering of a family living in a…
JAXA’s Lunar Farming Concept Study Cutaway illustration depicting a sublunar farm covered by regolith, providing food and augmenting life support…
Economic benefits from space mining A fictional depiction of an ore ship servicing mining operations on an asteroid. Credits: DALL∙E…
Neumann Drive successfully tested in space Company images of a Neumann Drive at upper left with it’s plasma discharge produced…
Greater Earth (GE⊕) Lunar Power Station Conceptual illustration showing the first iteration of the proposed design of a GE⊕ Lunar…
Curriculum for Astrochemical Engineering An engineer pondering chemical processes for use in space learned in an advanced postgraduate course in…
Progress on mammalian reproduction in microgravity AI generated image of an expectant mother with her developing fetus in Earth orbit…
Why settle space? Artist depiction of the interior of a cylindrical space colony during an eclipse of the sun. Credits:…
Progress on automated deployment of lunar habitats Automated deployment sequence of a prototype lunar habitat floor plate structure using a…
Predicting optimal personality profiles for a sustainable Mars settlement using Agent-Based Modeling Artist concept of a Mars settlement serviced by…
Artificial photosynthesis for production of oxygen and fuel on the Moon and Mars Image of ice in a crater on…
Minerva Space Settlement and University of Space Exploration Conceptual illustration of the Minerva Space Settlement in orbit around Jupiter’s moon…
Sex in space and its implications for space tourism and settlement AI generated image of an amorous couple embracing in…
The prospects for mining precious metals and structural materials from asteroids Artist impression of an asteroid smelting operation. Credits: Bryan…
Space solar power developments in 2022 Conceptual illustration of ESA’s SOLARIS space based solar power system. Credits: ESA This year…
Engineering analysis of pressurized lunar lava tubes for human habitation Conceptual illustration of a lunar base in Mare Tranquilitatis Hole,…
Lunar-derived propellant fueling a cislunar economy may be competitive with Earth AI generated image depicting a propellant factory on the…
The limits of space settlement – Pancosmorio Theory and its implications Artist’s impression of the interior of an O’Neill Cylinder…
Space development on the Moon, Mars and beyond featured in 2023 NIAC Phase I Grants Conceptual illustration of an oxygen…
Spin gravity cities fabricated from Near Earth Asteroid rubble piles A cylindrical, spin gravity space settlement constructed from asteroid rubble…
Making Martian regolith safe for agriculture AI generated image of crops growing in sealed enclosure within a radiation protected lava…
Solar cell manufacturing using lunar resources Conceptual rendering of a Blue Alchemist solar cell fabrication facility on the Moon. Credits:…
Lunar landing pad trade study Artist’s impression of a lunar landing pad. Credits: SEArch+ When humanity returns to the Moon…
Autonomous conversion of asteroids into rotating space settlements Artist impression of a rotating space settlement constructed from an asteroid. Credits:…
