Abstract: "Are we alone?" is one of the primary questions of astrobiology, and whose answer defines…
Month: December 2016
Biomaterials Out of Thin Air: in Situ, On-Demand Printing of Advanced Biocomposites
Abstract: Upmass is the single most significant limitation of our current space mission capability. Although biomaterials…
Darwin 101 (Enhanced): From Earth to Space
Abstract: Charles Darwin was a modest man, yet one of the great revolutionaries of intellectual history.…
Relative Water Content, Bidirectional Reflectance and Bidirectional Transmittance of the Interior of Detached Leaves During Dry Down.
Abstract: Remotely sensing the water status of plants and the water content of canopies remain long-term…
Implementing Marine Organic Aerosols Into the GEOS-Chem Model
Abstract: Marine-sourced organic aerosols (MOA) have been shown to play an important role in tropospheric chemistry…
Formation of Cosmic Carbon Dust Analogues in Plasma Reactors
Abstract: Cosmic carbon dust analogs are produced, processed and analyzed in the laboratory using NASA's COSmIC…
Trump’s environment plans could spark opposition
Proposals by the Trump administration to roll back US environmental regulations are likely to foment opposition,…
SpaceX aims for December 16 return to flight, customer Iridium says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX hopes to return its Falcon 9…
Evaluation of Contamination Inspection and Analysis Methods through Modeling System Performance
Abstract: Contamination is usually identified as a risk on the risk register for sensitive space systems…
MABEL Photon-Counting Laser Altimetry Data in Alaska for ICESat-2 Simulations and Development
Abstract: Multiple Altimeter Beam Experimental Lidar (MABEL) maps Alaskan crevasses in detail, using 50 of the…