A look at some of the ideas discussed at the recent Human to Mars Summit on how to create sustainable Mars colonies: How to build a Mars colony that lasts – forever – New Scientist
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One technology that looks very important for making things, both small and large, in space colonies, wherever they might be, is 3-D printing: 3-D Printing Could Build Moon Base In-Situ – Aviation Week
Buzz Aldrin was on The Space Show on Monday and discussed his Unified Space Vision, Mars settlement and his book, Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration, which he just released: Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Monday, 5-13-13 | Thespaceshow’s Blog.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, US astronaut Thomas Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko returned safely to earth today: Soyuz capsule brings three-man crew to safe landing – SpaceflightNow.
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Hadfield’s “Space Oddity” music video (see Sunday posting) on the ISS has become viral sensation. It’s up to nearly 3.9 million views at the moment.
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Hadfield defends the ISS as a research station and sees the big picture for why humans are learning to live and work in space: Chris Hadfield says [NASA]’s job is not to ‘titillate’ – BBC
“We are leaving Earth permanently,” he said with zeal. “It is a huge historic step and we are trying to do it right and it takes time, it takes patience and it takes tenacity – and we’re going to do it.”
His argument is that the construction and utilisation of the ISS will lead to the development of technologies that will eventually enable humanity to leave Earth and settle on other worlds. But that process will be a slow and incremental one.
This article describes the visionary rocket and space infrastructure concepts laid out in the 1950s by Goodyear Aircraft engineer Darrell C. Romick, who was eclipsed by Wernher von Braun: The Space City That Could Have Been, If Not For Wernher Von Braun – io9.com
More about Romick:
The Mars One project to develop a settlement on the Red Planet was the topic of conversation on the Space Show yesterday with Bas Lansdorp, the project’s leader: Bas Lansdorp of Mars One, Friday, 5-10-13 – Thespaceshow’s Blog.