space habitats
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Scientists Are Generating Oxygen From Simulated Moon Dust
European researchers are working on a system that can churn out breathable oxygen from simulated samples of moon dust.
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Martian Author Andy Weir Tells US Congress What We Really Need To Be Focusing On In Space
Yesterday, the US House Science, Space and Technology Committee met with NASA and leading aerospace companies to discuss future deep space habitats. As US Congressional hearings go, it sounds like an enthralling topic. But the most interesting part of the meeting was not a spirited debate over the merits of expandable space houses versus magnetic…
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Mars One Is Still Completely Full Of Crap
After watching a two hour debate on the feasibility of the Mars One mission last night, I think I finally understand its problem. It’s not that the company is broke. It’s that we don’t yet have the technology to sustain human life on Mars, and Mars One still won’t admit it.
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Inside The ESA’s Plan To Build The First Moon Base
We’ve known for years that the European Space Agency was pursuing research aimed at developing a lunar base. And the ESA has continued to build on the concept alongside a team of architects — today, it released a video that shows more specifics about the idea, which would use lunar soil to print a habitat…