A sampling of recent space policy items :
Update:
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 National Air and Space Museum in D.C. will open a new exhibition this Saturday called Suited for Space :
Suited for Space reveals the remarkable creativity and ingenuity of nearly a century of flight and spacesuit design and development. Through rare and original photography, including unique new x-ray images of spacesuit interiors, the exhibition reveals how the modern technological marvel that is the spacesuit enables astronauts to live and work in space. More information, including historic footage, can be found on the exhibition’s Facebook page.
Suited for Space was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in partnership with the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Generous support was provided by DuPont.
Here’s a positive review: Space suit art exhibition to take off at Smithsonian – SFGate
Here is a new trailer for the movie Gravity with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney about a bad day in orbit:
Here’s the previous trailer:
A group at Imperial College London have designed an architecture for a human mission to Mars. They use spin gravity during the trips to and from the Red Planet to prevent the health issues created by weightlessness. Plus take advantage of available materials, including food, water, waste and fuel, for radiation shielding. A system would be sent to the Mars surface ahead of
The crew would then return to Martian orbit in a pre-sent craft fuelled using ice from beneath the planet’s surface.
The project is in conjunction with a BBC program that will be broadcast this weekend:
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Test pilots show off the flexibility of the lightweight Mark IV suites