The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. Both slides (pptx) and audio (mp3) are available for the talk, Direct Fusion Drive for Fast Mars Missions with the Orion Spacecraft, Joseph Mueller , Princeton Satellite Systems, July 24, 2013.
The Direct Fusion Drive mentioned here seems related to that of John Slough at the Univ. of Washington (see Update on Univ. Washington fusion propulsion project).
The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. Both slides (pdf) and audio (mp3) are available for the talk, Surface Telerobotics, Ed Tunstel , APL/JHU – July 10, 2013.
The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. Both slides (pdf) and audio (mp3) are available for the talk, SPHERES Distributed Satellite Algorithm Research Aboard the ISS, Alvar Saenz-Otero, MIT – June 26, 2013.
The presentation gives the details behind the robotic SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites) used on the ISS for research and student competitions.
See also the website SPHERES and Zero Robotics websites at MIT.
The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. Both slides (pdf) and audio (mp3) are available for the talk, Known NEOs In Earthlike Orbits And Their Accessibility For Exploration, Dan Adamo, Independent Astrodynamics Consultant – June 12, 2013
Here’s an entertaining intro to Planetary Resources and their ARKYD Space Telescope Kickstarter campaign:
As of the moment, the campaign has reached 9,307 backers $844,397 pledged of $1,000,000 goal .