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Space tech

Advances in research and development, or considerations about space technologies, including but not limited to software, hardware, etc.

Closeup of an electrical control panel in a fire engine

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Nuclear Microreactors for Power in Space

Prototyping and demonstrating robust and reliable nuclear power systems will be an essential stepping stone to survive on the Moon and beyond.

“Open science for the space industry” by Monica Hernandez. June 2023.

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Open Source and Open Science for the Space Industry

Open science and open source software and hardware have strengths and advantages. However, from a cybersecurity perspective, it isn’t easy to anticipate the consequences for space.

A closeup of ocean technologies for deep exploration.

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Ocean-based R&D for Space

The scale, complexity, risk, and difficulty of conducting ocean-based R&D for science, energy, and general exploration, can lay the groundwork for space.

“Impressions of a Black Hole.” Monica Hernandez. Feb 2020.

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Discovery At the Edge of Our World

Many mysteries will continue to be revealed thanks to research and development in the Chilean Atacama desert.

Zoom into an abandoned brick distillery to underline a sense of “Scale and vantage point.”

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A Question of Scale and Vantage Point

In our lifetimes, we might witness how humanity could finally harness breakthroughs to unprecedented new levels, unlike anything we’ve imagined.

Stacked shipping pallets of concrete blocks in a large outdoor warehouse

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Space Logistics, Challenges Ahead

The current payload launching momentum will force us to think about space logistics sooner than we think.

Sally K. Ride handprints (memorial) at American Space Museum in Titusville, FL. September 2022.

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Big Questions, Complex Answers

Rich sources of innovation and engineering in different domains and industries, such as deep sea exploration, genetic engineering, etc., might open valuable R&D avenues for space.

Artemis I media broadcast station at NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

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Soaring to Our Future, A Review of Artemis I Payloads

It will be interesting to see the latest breakthroughs in compressing and making sense of big data from the Artemis I CubeSat missions. Not all of the satellite imagery and sourced data will be helpful.

”Popularizing Space Travel” by Monica Hernandez. July 2022. Interior view of space habitat.

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Popularizing Space Travel

“Spaceport KSC” is the first time in my life that I’ve ever witnessed a fully-built spaceport for civilian spaceflight. It truly sets the stage to start imagining answers to basic travel questions.

Art installation showing long blue threads hanging from the ceiling echoing the programmable logic gates in computing.

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The Complexity of Space Software, We’re not in Kansas anymore

With many early missions leveraging custom, commercial off-the shelf, and open source software packages, the issues of software complexity and lack of interoperability have been brought forth in my conversations with space engineers and CEOs.