NASA Event x PoliSpace
NASA Small Spacecrafts & Space Economy with Roger C. Hunter On May 13th, PoliSpace will host a special event in Room B12 featuring Roger C. Hunter, Program Manager for NASA Small Spacecraft and Distributed Systems (SSDS) at NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. An unique opportunity to gain insight into both the technical evolution of […]
Starliner’s Unexpected Odyssey: A lesson in spaceflight resilience
What began as a brief demo flight became one of NASA’ s and Boeing’s unexpected story of endurance and resilience. This is the journey of Crew 9, the astronauts of Starliner’s first Crew Flight Test (CFT), who redefined what unwavering commitment, ingenuity, and human determination truly mean. NASA’s Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita […]
Journey to the stars
Journey to the stars From Milan to Houston: three young students at the International Space University Elisabetta Marrucci, Matteo Rossi and Giorgia Rota, three talented students from Politecnico di Milano and members of PoliSpace, have achieved an incredible milestone by earning a spot in the prestigious Space Studies Program (SSP) at the International Space University […]
Dr. Giuseppe Cataldo: The Man Behind the Engineer
Last year, in mid-December, PoliSpace organized an interesting conference hosting Dr. Giuseppe Cataldo who spoke about the MSR Campaign. He currently works planetary protection in the MSR Program Office. We are often used to thinking of engineers working at NASA as superhumans of a completely different breed. This may be true, but every great story […]
Mars Sample Return Campaign: Owner’s Manual
On Friday 15th of December, PoliSpace held a great event. We had the chance to connect with Dr Giuseppe Cataldo, who spoke about the Mars Sample Return Campaign. After the conference we could reach him and ask some more questions to know more about him and his life. You will know everything about the interview in our next article, but know let’s step back and see what MSR Campaign is.
DINING ON MARS: When you take Michelin stars literally
What will Martian colonist eat? 3D printed food, bioreactors and hydroponic cultivations will be the key of future food chain on both Earth and Mars. Let’s explore the most advanced technology in the food field.
BYE-BYE ISS: How it is going to be replaced
The International Space Station has been around for almost 25 years, but it is not going to last forever. Here the major candidates