Key idea: Called DRACO, the demonstration spacecraft could reach Mars three times faster than vessels running on traditional chemical-based propulsion. Original author and publication date: Kevin Hurler (Vice) - January 24, 2023 Futurizonte Editor's Note:…
Planes on Titan and Pipelines on the Moon:…
Key idea: NASA’s advanced concepts program, which seeks to “make the impossible possible,” has selected 14 projects worthy of further study. Original author and publication date: George Dvorsky (Gizmodo) - January 10, 2023 Futurizonte Editor's…
Space invaders: The rise of commercial firms
Key idea: Private companies are harnessing space technology that can directly influence state actors, blurring the lines between commercial and national capabilities. Original author and publication date: Dean Cheng (GIS Reports) - January 5, 2023…
2022 – Our first step to an interstellar…
Key idea: The scientific developments brought forth by human endeavour in 2022 will make us a truly spacefaring civilization states Satyen K. Bordoloi Original author and publication date: Satyen K Bordoloi (SiFy) - December 31,…
What’s next in space
Key idea: The moon, private space travel, and the wider solar system will all have major missions over the next 12 months. Original author and publication date: Jonathan O'Callaghan (MIT Technology Review) - December 22,…
Meet the autonomous Moon robots about to change…
Key idea: If we want to explore the Solar System even further, we'll need self-sufficient robots to help us do it. And that’s why scientists are putting futuristic bots through their paces on the lunar-like…
Asteroids could be future viable space habitats, new…
Key idea: A new research from the University of Rochester scientists shows that asteroids, the rocky bodies orbiting our sun, could be future viable space habitats. Original author and publication date: DevDiscourse - December 12,…
NASA Mars Rover Finds ‘Very, Very Strange Chemistry’…
Key idea: A trio of new studies using data from NASA's Perseverence rover confirm that Jezero Crater on Mars was once habitable. Original author and publication date: Becky Ferreira (Motherboard) - November 23, 2022 Futurizonte…
The future of space food: Using bioengineered yeast…
Key idea: Take a common form of yeast, a 3D printer, and some clever science, and what do you have? A versatile and nutritious food system for tomorrow's discerning space traveler. Original author and publication…