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FLAPS: Folded Lightweight Actuated Positioning System for CubeSat Deployables

Mechanical actuators for deployable systems on satellites are often complex, expensive, only designed for a single use, and too large or he…

in Space Exploration Initiative
#space #technology #zero gravity
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Archived
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Microgravity Rowing

In microgravity, the removal of constant loading on the skeleton leads to loss of bone density and muscle mass. In order to counteract this…

in Space Exploration Initiative
#space #technology #zero gravity
Archived
Article Research

Space pianos and upside-down shoes: innovations for life in space

Hairstyles, musical instruments and gardening all change in zero gravity, scientist Sands Fish says.

via CBC News · Oct. 8, 2019
in Space Exploration Initiative
#design #music #space +2 more
Article Research

Collaboration is key for the future of space exploration, HubWeek scientists say

Ariel Ekblaw presented designs for self-assembling architecture to create habitats for people living and working in low-gravity environments

via BU News Service · Oct. 4, 2019
in Space Exploration Initiative
#space #technology #zero gravity
Project Research

Accessibility of the microgravity research ecosystem

For decades, the International Space Station (ISS) has operated as a bastion of international cooperation and a unique testbed for microgra…

in Space Enabled
Danielle Wood · Christine Joseph
#environment #health #politics +8 more
Article Research

How a robotic tail could help future space travelers

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab are developing technology for a day when amateur astronauts travel into orbit.

via The Wall Street Journal · April 5, 2019
in Responsive Environments
#space #zero gravity
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Project Research

ZeroN: Levitated Tangible Interface

Imagine a physical object that floats through the air, unconstrained by gravity, which can move freely to display the motion of a planet in…

in Tangible Media
Hiroshi Ishii · Ernest Rehmi Post
#imaging #space #gesture interface +1 more
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Article Research

MIT’s zero-gravity musical instrument provides a soundtrack for space travel

The Telemetron was created in response to a call from the MIT Media Lab’s Space Exploration Initiative.

via Digital Trends · July 9, 2018
in Space Exploration Initiative
#music #space #zero gravity
Article Research

A musical instrument for astronauts and other news

BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the best technology stories of the week.

via BBC News · July 13, 2018
in Space Exploration Initiative
#music #space #zero gravity
Post Research

Curating the human experience of space—present, future, and fiction

Xin Liu discusses the Space Exploration Initiative's upcoming arts exhibition at Ars Electronica

Aug. 21, 2018
in Space Exploration Initiative
#design #art #space +1 more
Post Research

Rhapsody in Zero G

Reimagining research for life in space

Nov. 21, 2017
in Space Exploration Initiative
#space #zero gravity
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Project Research

Social Robots in Space: Initial Explorations

Can we enable social connectivity between astronauts and people on Earth through an embodied agent?Astronauts actively communicate with the…

in Personal Robots · Space Exploration Initiative
Ishaan Grover · Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar +2 more
#human-machine interaction #interfaces #social robotics +2 more
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Gallery Research

Space Exploration Initiative Zero Gravity Flight

Research projects deployed in zero gravity, November 2017.

by Janine Liberty · Nov. 21, 2017
in Space Exploration Initiative
#zero gravity

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