It lacks the drama of a shape-shifting alien creature, but another threat looms over the prospect of generations-long, interstellar space travel: Explorers arriving on Xanadu could face problems communicating with previous and subsequent arrivals, their spoken language having changed in isolation along the way.
Therefore, a new paper co-authored by a University of Kansas professor of linguistics and published in a journal affiliated with the European Space Agency recommends that such crews include, if not a linguist, members with knowledge of what is likely to occur and how to adapt.
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NASA Updates Planetary Protection Policies for Space Travel to the Moon and Mars
The agency is trying to keep a balance between the science community, the commercial one, and human exploration.
On Thursday, the American space agency unveiled the new NASA Interim Directives (NIDs) that lay out the new requirements for human and robotic missions to and from the Moon, Mars, and Earth.
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The point of the new directives is to protect these planetary bodies from potential biological contamination coming from Earth and ultimately that could lead to compromised scientific research.
New Spaceflight Company Space Perspective Will Bring Passengers to the Stars in a High-tech
It’s up, up, and away for Space Perspective , the latest spaceflight startup set on sending tourists to the stars . The company officially opened its Launch Operations Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center last month. But unlike most of its competitors, it isn’t using rockets or spaceplanes to bring people to space — it’s using balloons.
“Following the return of human spaceflight from U.S. soil just a few weeks ago, people have never been more excited about space travel,” MacCallum said in a statement. “Few endeavors are more meaningful than enabling people to experience the inspiring perspective of our home planet in space for the betterment of all, and that’s what we are accomplishing with Space Perspective.”
Why Low-Earth Orbit Satellites Are the New Space Race - The Washington Post
In a world divided between digital haves and have-nots, billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are trying to close the gap. The two entrepreneurs separately aim to launch thousands of small satellites to zip around the globe in what's known as low-Earth orbit, or LEO. Their plan is to offer high-end internet coverage for clients like governments, mining companies and shipping conglomerates, as well as providing it to regions too remote or poor to install it on the ground.
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LEO satellites operate from 500 kilometers (311 miles) to 2,000 kilometers above the Earth's surface. Traditional communication satellites are stationed far higher, at roughly 36,000 kilometers, and travel in so-called geosynchronous orbits, moving at the speed of the Earth's rotation and appearing to float motionless above a fixed point.
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Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Human Skin More Protected from Space Radiation - Universe
Earth is a radiation cocoon. Inside that cocoon, the atmosphere and the magnetosphere keep us mostly safe from the Sun’s radiaition. Some ultraviolet light gets through, and can damage us. But reasonable precautions like simply minimizing exposure can keep the Sun’s radiation at bay.
But space is a different matter altogether. Among the many hazards it poses to astronauts, ever-present radiation is one that needs a solution.
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The title of the new study is “Selenomelanin: An Abiotic Selenium Analogue of Pheomelanin.” Nathan Gianneschi, a Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, and associate director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology, led the research. Wei Cao from the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern is the paper’s first author. The study is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Ground-breaking new footage captures nuclear reaction that unlocks deep space travel | Essex
World first footage showing a never before seen glimpse into the future of space travel technology has been recorded by scientists in the UK.
Specialist cameras have filmed close-up footage of a rocket firing up using deep sea protective cases and shielding to protect the cameras from destruction.
Scientists at Pulsar Fusion based in Bletchley captured the 4k footage facing into the nozzle of a hyper-fast rocket engine, which is designed for use in deep space.
Mission to Mars: UAE Set to Become First Arab Nation to Explore Other Planets
On July 14 , the Emirates Mars probe – "Hope" or " Al Amal " in Arabic – is scheduled to liftoff from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center and begin a seven-month journey to the Red Planet. The probe is expected to enter Mars' orbit in 2021, coinciding with the UAE's 50th anniversary.
Days before this historic liftoff, two barrier-breaking leaders, UAE Minister of Advanced Technology and Deputy Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission Sarah Al Amiri and Dr. Ellen Stofan, Director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and former Chief Scientist of NASA, offered these views on A Reason for "Hope," the third episode of Podbridge, a new podcast series launched by the UAE Embassy and hosted by UAE Ambassador to the US Yousef Al Otaiba.
Edge of space travel in giant balloon goal of tourism company Space Perspective
Seeing our planet from miles above doesn't have to mean years of rigorous training punctuated by a bone-jarring ride atop a mega-powered rocket. In fact, if a newly formed space travel company hits its mark, it could mean something much more tranquil : a slow, leisurely sail into the stratosphere, where the main qualification to tag along is ponying up the cash to make the trip.
That's the idea behind Space Perspective , a newly formed high-altitude balloon company led by the founders of World View Enterprises (the well-established cargo balloon company that helped KFC pull off a clever marketing score by sailing a chicken sandwich to the heavens back in 2017).
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