There’s a limit to the amount of oxygen we can carry with us in space – particularly if we want to do long-haul journeys to the Moon and Mars.
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Sex technologies and ‘erobots’ could help address issues related to human desire, and physical and emotional needs of astronauts in space.
Our own planet shows that environmental modification is possible on a planetary scale in quite a short span of time.
Any base on the moon would need very thick walls.
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?
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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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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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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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Professor, School of Humanities and Communication Arts & Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Assistant Professor in Catalysis, University of Warwick
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Chercheur affilié à l'Observatoire international sur les impacts sociétaux de l’intelligence artificielle et du numérique (OBVIA), Université Laval
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Assistant Professor of Management Science, University of South Carolina
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Research Fellow, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University
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Visiting Fellow (Molecular and Cellular Biology), University of Leeds
