Future Space Flight Technologies
A look at some of the technologies and research that could revolutionise space travel.
Category: Technology
MIT Professor Developing New Space Suit
Traditional space suits are quite bulky and expensive. An MIT Professor together with an Italian motorcycle gear company are developing a skin tight suit that will be cheaper and could be more practical.
Warp Drive Project – NASA
Nasa are working on a warp drive project. Essentially, the empty space behind a starship would be made to expand rapidly, pushing the craft in a forward direction — passengers would perceive it as movement...
Space Technology Transfer
Here are two examples of how technology developed for space applications has successfully been transferred to other uses.
The Space Shuttle’s Last Flight – 2011 Documentary
This definitive documentary charts the rise and fall of the most ambitious space programme ever undertaken, the space shuttle.
Deep Space Probes
Travelling billion of miles from Earth, unmanned probes, are carrying out longer more complex missions then once ever imagined. They are helping to solve the mysteries of the Universe without endangering human life.
NASA Testing Out Satellite Refueling in Space
NASA is testing new technologies to refuel satellites in space. One of the limiting factors in the satellite lifecycle is the amount of fuel a satellite has to make orbital adjustments so a method...
James Webb Space Telescope Progress – NASA
“NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland participated in a news conference Feb. 3 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., to discuss the status of the agency’s flagship...
The Most Deadliest Planets
This video examines the extreme surface conditions of the planets within our solar system, as well as some that lie beyond. Which of these could one day become inhabited by humans?
Investigating “Genius Materials” On ISS
Space Station Live commentator Pat Ryan talks to Dr. Eric Furst, Principal Investigator for the InSPACE experiment, from the University of Delaware. InSpace, or Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidal Emulsions, studies...
Reinventing Space Flight
A look at how one team is looking to revolutionize space travel and exploration by harnessing the energy contained in the dynamic fourth state of matter: plasma.
Russia’s Ambitious 18 Year Space Plan
Last year Russia leaked details of its 18 year plan to go to the Moon and set up ground stations on Mars. Is the plan too ambitious, will they be able to pull it...
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Spacecraft
Virgin Galactic’s private reusable space plane reached new heights on January 10th setting a company altitude record in its third-ever supersonic flight test. The successful flight keeps Virgin Galactic on course to start commercial service...
Highlights of NASA Ames Space Operations in 2013
Highlights of 2013 from the Ames Research Center. A look back at the space-related missions, research and technology demonstrations completed during 2013 by scientists, researchers and staff at NASA’s Ames Research Center.
Introduction To Rocket Science
Here are the basic principles of rocket science. Rockets have been responsible for getting humans into space and will remain the only method for the forseeable future.
G-FOLD Diversion Test – NASA JPL
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory tested its G-FOLD (Fuel Optimal Large Divert Guidance Algorithm) divert algorithm experimental landing system on September 20, 2013 at the Mohave Air & Space Port in Mojave, Calif.
Gaia’s Mission To Solve The Celestial Puzzle
Following on from yesterday’s video on the Gaia launch, here we offer some background information on what Gaia hopes to achieve.
Spacesuit Testing for a Future Asteroid Mission
Modified versions of the spacesuits of the type worn by shuttle astronauts during launch and reentry are currently being tested for use by future crews in the Orion spacecraft.
