Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study publishing February 27 in the Cell Press journal Cell suggests that these […]
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Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Away Team Research: Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) Released
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), entitled, “Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO)” (NNJ25ZSA001N), has been released. This NOFO will solicit applied research in support of NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). This […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Artemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Status Report
NASA Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations Deferred to ROSES-25
When it is solicited, the focus of C.23 Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations is on supporting high-fidelity science operations and operations constraints through Artemis human analog mission campaigns, including, but […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Fossils & Paleontology, Impact events, Meteorites & Asteroids, Status Report
ESA PANGEA Away Team Training: Meteorite Identification
Some 75,000 meteorites have been found on Earth, mainly in the frozen lands of Antarctica and in the scorching deserts of Africa.
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Space Stations
Space Station Study Models How Dust And Humidity Create Mold Problems For Astronauts
Mold can survive the harshest of environments, so to stop harmful spores from growing on future space stations, a new study suggests a novel way to prevent its spread.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Astronauts and Explorers, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Status Report
Away Team Droid Tech: Enabling In-Situ Resources Utilisation by Leveraging Collaborative Robotics And Astronaut-Robot Interaction
Space exploration and establishing human presence on other planets demand advanced technology and effective collaboration between robots and astronauts. Efficient space resource utilization is also vital for extraterrestrial settlements.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Apps - Games, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Status Report
Away Team Droid Tech: CISRU: A Robotics Software Suite To Enable Complex Rover-Rover And Astronaut-Rover Interaction
The CISRU project has focused on the development of a software suite for planetary (and terrestrial) robotics, fully abstracted from the robotic platform and enabling interaction between rovers and astronauts […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Missions & Hardware, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Status Report
Away Team Droid Tech: Human-Robot Interface for Teleoperated Robotized Planetary Sample Collection and Assembly
As human space exploration evolves toward longer voyages farther from our home planet, in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) becomes increasingly important. Haptic teleoperations are one of the technologies by which such […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Courses, Exploration Gear & Tech, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
ESA CAVES OffWorld Away Team Training: Astronauts Exploring Underground
Astronauts from five space agencies around the world take part in ESA’s CAVES training course– Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills.
Posted inAstrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
ESA Away Team Training In Sardinian Caves
ESA’s cave training prepares astronauts to work as an international team in real exploration conditions. Sending astronauts underground to survive and explore Sardinian caves in Italy for almost a week […]