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The Future Of Space (Video)
In this latest episode of Future Future, Phnam Bagley (Creative Director of Nonfiction and an actual Space Architect) and Mardis Bagley (Creative Director of Nonfiction and a Professor specializing in Sustainability) tell you why the future of space is bright, what we can expect, and what we need to do to get there.
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How NASA Engineers Use Origami To Design Future Spacecraft (video)
NASA is using origami to build a giant star blocker, in hopes of imaging distant worlds. Check out a origami model starshede here: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/space-origami-make-your-own-starshade/
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Reality-bending Metamaterials Could Revolutionize Future Spacecraft Designs (Video)
University of Washington researchers have developed a novel solution to help reduce impact forces — for potential applications in spacecraft, cars and beyond. And the new approach was inspired by origami.
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Design for Impact (video)
Design is powerful. But if you’re not designing to positively impact humans and the environment, then you shouldn’t be designing. At Nonfiction, we think about systems around the product that we design. Where do the materials come from? How are they being transformed? How do they impact the lives of the people they’re designed for? What…
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Real World: TriATHLETE – The Engineering Design Process in Action (Video) See the engineering design process in action at Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, in Arizona. Learn about the next generation of the ATHLETE vehicle. See how the original design changed to allow a split into two robots and the addition of unique…
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STEMonstrations: Engineering Design Process (video)
Astronauts Tom Marshburn and Matthias Maurer discuss how engineers use the nine steps of the engineering design process to create solutions to technical problems. Watch Tom and Matthias aboard the International Space Station to see how technology was engineered for the station’s microgravity environment and learn how station technology continues to evolve, meeting the ever-changing…
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NASA’s Eyes (Interactives)
Experience Earth, our solar system, nearby asteroids, the universe, and the spacecraft exploring them with immersive real-time 3D web-based apps. Start exploring your solar system now! https://science.nasa.gov/eyes/
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6 space technologies we can use to improve life on Earth
Danielle Wood leads the Space Enabled research group at the MIT Media Lab, where she works to tear down the barriers that limit the benefits of space exploration to only the few, the rich or the elite. She identifies six technologies developed for space exploration that can contribute to sustainable development across the world —…
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10 Reasons Why Space Exploration Matters to You (Article)
Those who’ve long dreamed of humans becoming a truly spacefaring race argue that exploring space provides down-to-earth benefits in areas such as health, mining and security. And more inspirational benefits, too. Here are some of the most compelling arguments for continuing the exploration of space. https://science.howstuffworks.com/10-reasons-space-exploration-matters.htm
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How the Space Debris Problem Is Spinning Out of Control (Interactive)
Like many other modern marvels, space exploration has yielded huge technological benefits for humankind, but it can’t help but have the same major side effect as many other advances: It has left a trail of garbage in its groundbreaking wake. Check out this interactive on space debris and why we should care. https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/media/multimedia/0212-spacejunk/space-junk.html
