Space Products and Services
Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles have been in development since the 1930s with the goal of creating safer travel by road and providing the driver freedom to focus on other tasks while in…
Parking for European Truck Drivers
European truck drivers can only drive so long in a day before they are legally required to rest. If drivers, and the companies they work for, don’t comply with time-limiting…
Space Products and Services – TSRQ1 2019
Space Products and Services - TSRQ1 2019 explores innovative space-based products and services across economic sectors - including the use of smart phone applications to improve transport, the use of…
Carbon Capture for Fuel Creation
Inhabitants on the International Space Station (ISS) have long relied on technology to keep them breathing safely. Each human aboard the ISS exhales an average of 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds)…
Keeping Flakes Away from the Oscar
NASA uses gold-plating to protect satellite components and sensors from heat absorption. Gold’s reflectance and inertness make it an ideal way to block... NASA uses gold-plating to protect satellite components…
The Power of Fiber
The blades of wind turbines require regular inspections and maintenance. One technology developed for satellite bus temperature sensing is being used to help with both tasks by monitoring the shape…
Hearts in Space
Determining heart rate variability (HRV) during the daily life of an astronaut in orbit was the inspiration for commercial products, such as theJoysys’ ChronoCord. In 1991, an Austrian astronaut wore…
Virtual Mental Health Therapy for Space Works on Earth
Humans working in an enclosed space can experience a great deal of stress. Working in an enclosed space while orbiting the Earth in a microgravity environment may also pile on…
Making True Colors Shine Through
A type of light emitting diode (LED) designed for managing astronauts’ sleep cycles on the International Space Station (ISS) is making its way to Earth. The ISS LEDs have three…
Spiraling from a Fitter Astronaut to a Fitter Public
The fitness of NASA’s astronauts has always been a concern. Treadmills and bicycles on space stations are great cardiovascular training tools, but resistive exercise is what helps maintain bone density…