Sentences with phrase «deep space habitats»

On May 18, 2016, the Space Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a hearing on «Next Steps to Mars: Deep Space Habitats.»

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It's a result of a $ 17.8 million contract the company signed with NASA in 2012 to develop and test expandable habitat technology for potential use in deep space.

Every phase takes on a new aspect towards the ultimate goal of building 3D printed habitats designed for deep space exploration and colonization.

Much as NASA used simulators to test dogs and monkeys before launching them into space to gauge the physiological effects of g - forces and weightlessness, Bond sealed animals, and eventually human volunteers, in pressurized tanks to simulate a deep - sea habitat.

Researchers are continuing that tradition by designing robots to work in a deep - space habitat, tending gardens and growing food for astronaut explorers.

Throughout the academic year, the graduate and undergraduate student teams worked to meet a series of milestones to develop systems and concepts that could be used in future deep - space habitats.

Participants are required to explore NASA's work on development of deep - space habitats and help the agency gather new ideas to complement its current research and development.

The Deep Space Gateway brings the dream of a human habitat in orbit about the moon and a stepping stone to Mars is now a step closer

In their new system, a Remotely Operated Gardening Rover, or ROGR, travels around the habitat tending to a fleet of SmartPots, or SPOTS, which would be distributed throughout the deep - space habitat's living space.

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