Science & Technology Chapter
Dr. Johann Dietrich “Jan” Wörner gave a beautiful lecture a few days ago – in the frame of the Space Renaissance Academy Webinar Series, coordinated by Sabine Heinz –, illustrating his favorite concept “Not going back, but going forward to the Moon”. Btw, that was also the subject of a brief speech he gave, as
The SRI webinar with former ESA Director General Jan Wörner Read More »
The Webb Telescope gave humanity a great Christmas present on last 25th December, when it successfully completed its launch and the first steps of the mission. It was an epoch-making event that marked the beginning of a new era in the observation of our Universe. With all eyes on it, this cutting-edge technology — whose
JWST LAUNCH: EuroMoonMars & Space Renaissance Virtual Event Read More »
Today’s highlight: Bruce MacKenzie, founder of the Mars Foundation.Bruce gave us a detailed view of what will be the economical and industrial development in the solar system, in a broad and strategical concept: Mars, a gateway to the Solar System. How will a future trade and export take place on Mars, to facilitate the civilization expansion
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Space Renaissance Academy announced its worldwide Mentorship Programme. The Space Renaissance Academy kicked-off a very ambitious initiative: to build the greatest planetary mentorship programme. The programme is made by two main parts: Students have the possibility to choose their favorite themes for graduation theses or Ph.D works. Mentors have the possibility to choose their favorite disciplines, on which they like
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Is the surface of a planet really the right place for an expanding technological civilization? by A. V. Autino While recovering the materials of the old Technologies of the Frontier website (destroyed by hackers few years ago), I came across this document: an interview by Stewart Brand’s with Gerard O’Neill, made in July 1975. In
The green revolution is necessary but not enough! It is not a matter of “saving the planet”, but saving civilization and its development. The only sustainable development is the one that aims at space, using the immense resources of the Solar System. A 18th point shall be added to the agenda of the 17 UN
The green revolution is necessary but not enough! Read More »
The key element of this paper is to identify key recommendations and future strategies to accompany the transition from the current space exploration approach, towards an innovative concept of “space industrialization”, which includes the construction and maintenance of space infrastructures directly in space, also by reusing space debris and space resources, and by developing new capabilities for civil passenger transportation and accommodation in space.
The paper presented by A. Autino at IAC 2018 Read More »
In this excellent interview, Jeff Greason explains in plain and simple words why civilization needs to expand into the outer space, why the expansion shall be a manned one, and why we need it now, and not in a distant future. About the basic socio-economic need for civilian space development, Jeff says: “There are many reasons which are true, but I find secondary, though others find them compelling. For example, the industrial and economic development of space is going to require both machines and people – just as has been the case in all past economic development efforts. And that economic development will drive some significant features of life on Earth. For example, raising the standard of living of everyone on the planet to “first world” levels is going to require something like 30% increase in the energy use of human civilization, and space is about the only place to get that (if you didn’t know, the solar system has about a billion Earth’s worth of energy available).”
Why get off this rock, an interview by Sarah Hoyt to Jeff Greason Read More »
A short reportage—and a few considerations—of the Additive Manufacturing workshop that ran from July 20th to July 22nd 2016. The workshop, organized by ASI, took place in the auditorium of the Tor Vergata branch in Rome. The initiative—relying on the expertise of Roberto Formaro, head of ASI’s Technology and Engineering Division, Danilo Rubini, and their staff—has without doubt been a success.
During the course of three days, it has seen more than 300 participants, mostly from the industrial and academic fields.
During the workshop, about fifty speakers have taken the floor. Of these, the 60% were representatives from industrial or technological research entities, 30% from universities, and 10% from research institutions.
Would you believe it possible that, during this seemingly endless economic crisis, in Italy of all places, an industrial sector is seeing growth rates in double figures? Well, this sector exists, and it is called Additive Manufacturing.
Additive manufacturing: a disruptive renaissance technology! Read More »
