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Questions relating to the use of technology to further space exploration.

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What are some of the obsolete technologies that space agencies used in day-to-day work durin...

Everything has changed in the last 50+ years. Every group working on space exploration had secretaries, lots and lots of secretaries, about one for every four to ten technical employees, plus many dra …
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If human space travel is limited by the G force vulnerability, is there a way to counter G f...

Other than science fiction, there is no known technology that could take humans beyond the solar system. …
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Do any systems in space use Artificial Intelligence yet?

Is the Autonomous Landing Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) being developed by NASA AI? This is a lot closer to what many would call AI. However, is edge detection AI? … As the vehicle get's close to the landing site, the technology has to switch from "where am I" mode to "where can I land" mode. It must autonomously find and guide the vehicle to a good landing site. …
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Why have space stations become less volume-efficient despite technological progression?

The International Space Station is a far more capable vehicle than any of its predecessors. This comes at a cost, and that cost is mass. There's a problem here: Doubling the electrical power more than …
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Is there any significant difference between NASA and EU technology readiness levels?

The concept of technology readiness has evolved a bit over time (e.g., the changes in NASA's TRL 6 and 7). As the concept has been applied elsewhere it has been tailored to those different areas. …
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What will the live video and audio quality be like when astronauts next set foot on the moon?

It certainly will be better than Apollo 11. Even Apollo 12 was better than Apollo 11, and things improved up to Apollo 17; see Apollo Television. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched in 20 …
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