It has been 10 years since Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the commercial space age. What hurdles must be overcome before private companies begin exploring, colonizing and mining other planets?
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Augmented reality technology could help recreate familiar sensory experiences from Earth.
Musk’s audacious plan to blast people to Mars by 2024 glosses over some important social and political challenges that SpaceX will need to successfully navigate to get off the ground.
Astronauts traveling to Mars and beyond would face serious psychological challenges. A well-designed media program – based on an old-fashioned schedule – might help make life at least a bit easier.
There are loads of applications for 3D printers in space.
Speaking with: Juan Francisco Salazar about colonising Antarctica and Mars.
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Dallas Rogers speaks with Prof Juan Francisco Salazar about studying the research community in Antarctica to learn about what colonising Mars and other planets might look like.
Scientists are working out how to grow plants in space, ready to use them as food when we visit other planets.
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Program Director, Master of Urbanism, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
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Director, Risk Innovation Lab, Arizona State University
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Visiting Fellow (Molecular and Cellular Biology), University of Leeds
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Professor of Media Psychology, University of Michigan
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Professor of Space Systems Engineering, University of Bristol
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Assistant Professor of Management Science, University of South Carolina
