Recent content by Cisventure Astronot

The next space station will likely be Gateway. Unless it gets cancelled, which is possible. The next terrestrial station will likely be part of the Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) program. IIRC, Orbital Reef is the largest proposal. I doubt we'll get anything bigger than those for a while...

I don't have any sources or numbers, but I think most of a rocket's environmental impact comes from it's construction. But, in my opinion, that's not relevant to this thread unless it significantly effects the commercialization of space. Science is defined by skepticism, so there are plenty.

To clarify, the podcast episode was about the colonization of space, but I started this thread to talk about the monetization of space.

Roscosmos claims that 80% of their systems on the ISS are past their expiry date. And Leaks have become more common. The ISS is simply too old to continue operating. Moving it would strain it more, and make it harder to service. Not to mention global politics.

You make a good point. Space tourists will want longer, and more comfortable tenures in space. Artificial gravity would eliminate atrophy without exercise, allow a greater variety of foods (which they could taste better), and (IIRC) make sleeping more comfortable. Artificial gravity can be...

I was listening to TWIS episode 122 "No City on Mars?", and they talked about the value of operating in space. That made me want to start a discussion on the possible ways we could monetize space, what's being worked on right now, and what the near future might look like. Here are the...

I think it's too late for such a massive change. IIRC., SpaceX thought developing Falcon Heavy would be easier than it was because of its close heritage with Falcon 9, so I think they'll think twice about making a larger Starship. Besides that, I don't think there'll be a need for a bigger...

Good point. SpaceX isn't designing a bespoke space station, but they are designing Starship HLS. We don't know much about HLS, though. If they decide to only make a small livable space, then they might not bother using it as a makeshift space station. You're right, it'll depend on market...

Because lunar landings are difficult and expensive. Roscosmos' "Luna-25", and Astrobotic's "Peregrine Mission One", failed. And JAXA's SLIM had significant complications. Those were conducted by spacecraft designed from the beginning to land on the moon. The cost on its own would dissuade NASA...

I doubt it because NASA seems committed to both Boeing, and the SLS. Boeing isn't even involved with Orion AFAIK. PS. Welcome to the space.com forums, @David Uria.

I've heard that Starliner wouldn't get certified if they did that. My source isn't the best, though. Starliner getting more delayed would be significantly problematic. We don't have enough Atlas-Vs for more tests, so they'd have to use Falcon-9, or human-rate & use Vulcan Centaur. This would...

IIRC., there are no plans for SpaceX to develop a space station. But they will launch Haven-1, Axiom's station, and Starlab. There's still a chance, but it'll likely launch after these (assuming they're not cancelled).

Shouldn't "2. Chemical Conversion" and "3. Biological Methods" be under "1. In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)"? Is this AI generated? /gen

Today I learned that survival weapons were given to crews who perform splashdowns instead of land. So what is it about the "modern world" that made us stop? Was it never really important, or did we get faster at finding the astronauts?

A recent post by @Burbank Rob (found here) asking about the possibility of martian astronaut-arms got me thinking: what about the ISS? IIRC. guns were issued to cosmonauts for surviving after they landed, but before they're found. The Boeing Starliner won't splashdown like the Crew Dragon, it...