Log of a Moon Expedition was a science fiction novel written and illustrated in 1969 by Czechoslovakian space artist Ludek Pesek. The book intended to be a look into what a moon colony would look like and included some of the latest ideas. Pesek’s work fluctuated between technical renderings of cosmic and terrestrial subjects and [...]

On April 15, 2010, President Barack Obama announced an ambitious strategy for expanding human presence out into the solar system. On the way to Mars, the nations of the world will demonstrate solution for living in deep space indefinitely, and for building on planets. The discovery of water on the moon fundamentally changes the practical [...]

Through Blueprint Magazine we found out about the birth of a machine that is able to print entire buildings. The monster is located near Pisa, Italy, and its father is Enrico Dini, an engineer with a background in offline programming systems for six-axis robots. “Driven by CAD software installed on a dust-covered computer terminal, the [...]

“On February 5, 1971, the crew of Apollo 14 touched down on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro formation near Cone Crater. It was the second attempt to land at this site. Originally, Apollo 13 had been slated to land at Fra Mauro and Apollo 14 was to explore a site near Littrow Crater. [...]

On Wednesday 12:06 am EST, the astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour docked to the International Space Station. The STS-130 team will be delivering parts including the third connecting module known as ‘the Tranquility node’ to the station, as well as installing a seven-windowed cupola to be used as a control room for robotics. The mission [...]