Sentences with phrase «space habitat using»

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Bigelow first started his space company, Bigelow Aerospace, in 1999 to develop habitats for use as research labs for corporations and countries without space programs, housing for missions to Mars, or even as hotels for tourists on the final frontier.

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.

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.

NASA science chief Thomas Zurbuchen learns about a habitat used to grow plants in space during a tour of the Kennedy Space Center in Flospace during a tour of the Kennedy Space Center in FloSpace Center in Florida.

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.

Using patented expandable habitats, they plan to greatly exceed the usable space of the International Space Station at a fraction of the space of the International Space Station at a fraction of the Space Station at a fraction of the cost.

Air pollution isn't good for anyone and roadways take space that could otherwise be used as a habitat for wild animals.

Depending on their sizes, these toys use space in the hamster habitat.

Using a tank as your small pet's habitat is one way to keep from worrying about bar spacing.

Until breeding space becomes available, unmated individuals use marginal habitats not suitable for breeding.

He approaches bodies» habitats using organic and industrial materials in the gallery space, which in turn becomes an organism and a living body itself.

The applications for 3D printing in space are endless and could drive space exploration by allowing on - demand manufacturing of objects like tools and habitats needed for human missions, housing and laboratories could be built by robots using printed building blocks that take advantage of available soils and minerals and astronauts on long - duration space missions also could print and recycle tools as they are needed, saving mass, volume and resources.

Aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that it received approval to use repurposed space shuttle parts to build a habitat for a potential manned mission to Mars.

For example, wave energy installations can require large expanses of ocean space, which could compete with other uses — such as fishing and shipping — and cause damage to marine life and habitats.

Preferred habitat: low wet woods, river bottoms, along streams, bottomland + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, well drained + + + + Light conditions: full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 50 to 75 feet + + + + Wildlife value: Nut is eaten by birds, Fox Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, opossum, raccoon, and Peccary + + + + Note: this tree needs quite a bit of room to grow and is a very messy tree so many prefer to use it on more distant region of properties

Synonym: Salix nigra + + + + Preferred habitat: wet soils, bank of rivers and streams, marshes + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous + + + + Soil conditions: clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: sun + + + + Plant spacing: 25 to 30 feet + + + + Wildlife value: provides nesting habitat and cover; willows supply browsing food for deer and rabbits; several species of birds use tender willow buds and twigs for food; honeybees are attracted to willows in the spring for their nectar + + + + Note: this tree can be aggressive and can cause problems if it is used inappropriately.

Preferred habitat: prairies + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: winter rosette, leaves up to six inches + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, poor drainage okay + + + + Light conditions: full sun to partial shade + + + + Plant spacing: use only as accent, aggressive + + + + Wildlife value: flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies, especially Monarchs

Preferred habitat: Coastal woods, swamps, boggy streams + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: almost evergreen + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 20 feet + + + + Wildlife value: leaves favored by deer; berry - like seeds eaten by many bird species and small mammals; leaves are used in bird nest building

Preferred habitat: coastal woods, edges of streams, river bottomlands + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous with red and yellow fall colors + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, well drained + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 6 to 10 feet + + + + Wildlife value: flowers attract many pollinators and birds eat the fruit; Henry's Elfin Butterfly larvae and Spring Azurre Butterfly larvae use leaves as food source

Preferred habitat: along streams, edges of woods + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to partial sun + + + + Plant spacing: 5 to 6 feet + + + + Wildlife value: the fruit is a favorite of many birds; in summer its thick foliage provides good escape and shelter cover, as well as nesting sites, hark often used in nest building; fruit attracts the following birds: Mourning Dove; Red - bellied and Red - headed Woodpeckers, Eastern Kingbird; Blue Jay, Great Crested Flycatcher, Tufted Titmouse, Mockingbird, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, American Robin, Wood, Hermit, Gray - cheeked, and Swanson's Thrushes, Eastern Bluebird, Red - eyed Virea, Yellow - breasted Chat, House and Fox Sparrows, Orchard and Northern Orioles, Scarlet and Summer Tanagers, Cardinal, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Rufous - sided Towhee

Similar to Gamma, LavaHive is a modular additive - manufactured space habitat design which is made using a novel «lava - casting» construction technique.