Bas Lansdorp, co-founder and CEO of Mars One, discusses radiation exposure Mars settlers and how they plan to deal with radiation shielding for their Mars base: Radiation Fears Should Not Hold Back Mars One Mission – Space.com.
Robert Zubrin, president of Pioneer Astronautics and the Mars Society, gives his analysis of a recent NASA report on radiation dosages for a Mars trip: Curiosity’s Radiation Results – Robert Zubrin/SpaceNews.com.
GOOD Magazine, a quarterly print publication “for people who want to live well while doing good”, has an article about space in the latest issue:
Space As The Next Frontier?
As mankind continues to ravage the planet, we find ourselves increasingly casting our gaze upwards in search of a solution, and, if need be, an escape. Could space be the answer we’re looking for? Take a look at some of this summer’s blockbusters—Elysium, After Earth, Oblivion. Outer space and what that vast expanse may or may not contain, has become a recurring theme not only in pop culture, but among artists, social innovators, entrepreneurs, and futurists as well. Journalist Maxwell Williams explores our fascination with space and contemplates it as the next frontier, with artists Tom Sachs, Michael Salvatore Tierney, and Trevor Paglen, tech activist Kosta Grammatis, Virgin Galactic’s Loretta Hidalgo, space commerce figure Peter Diamandis, host of National Geographic’s pop-science smash Brain GamesJason Silva, Buckminster Fuller Institute president David McConville, and more joining the conversation.
The issue is available on newsstands and via subscription.
Here’s an article about the HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) project and their current emphasis on the challenges of foods and food preparation during long term space expeditions: In Space, No One Can Hear Your Takeout Order – The New Yorker.
Here’s a HI-SEAS video about the project:
Space.com reports on lunar colony designs:
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The latest NASA ScienceCast reports on combustion studies on the ISS:
Researchers experimenting with flames onboard the International Space Station have produced a strange, cool-burning form of fire that could help improve the efficiency of auto engines.