What Would You Take — for the Team?

‘Teamwork makes the dream work in spaceflight”, said astronaut Mark Kelly, who learned this from someone smart. “And spaceflight is the biggest team sport there is,” he added. Mark’s long ride has also brought us closer to the dream of long duration space flight. As...

More on Space Games

My paper went in today–now it will be reviewed for acceptance. It’s on the Space Games competition to make one of the first objects on the 0G 3D printer aboard the International Space Station–a unique learning experience for STEM students. Did you...

Space Games

Space Games: concept to send designs by top robotics students and made aboard OG 3D printer created by Made In Space will expand its presence at the AIAA Space Forum in Pasadena in August 2015. Inspiring younger generations to set their sights on spaceflight, the...

Mars: Our next great journey

What will we pack to go to Mars, and back? What do you take when you leave home for a 2-3 year trip? Preparing for such an epoch journey has begun. Every rover and orbiter that scouts its surface, every day we spend on the International Space Station, every time we...

FAA Recognizes MJ Marggraff

From the Aviation Business Gazette:   FAA recognizes Mary Jo Marggraff Lafayette-based pilot sets positive example The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is recognizing Mary Jo Marggraff with inclusion in the prestigious FAA Airmen Certification Database. The...

More from HI-SEAS

The dome and my correspondence with the Astronauts inside: I am communicating with Zak, who is halfway through his mission with HI-SEAS -3. The ways in which the crew of 6 inside manage their decisions on priorities of tasks and resources will help future long-term...