Determining optimum assembly zone for modular reconfigurable robots using multi-objective genetic algorithm by Ravikiran Pasumarthi, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Bing J. Sheu

“…Abstract Reconfigurable modular robots can be used in application domains such as exploration, logistics, and outer space. The robots should be able to assemble and work as a single entity to perform a task that requires high throughput. …”
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Mining the ocean floor vs mining the Moon: what can we learn from our past experiences? by Joseph N. Pelton, Nishith Mishra, Martina Elia Vitoloni

“…Last, this perspective piece argues that without just and equitable regulatory decisions in ocean mining, similar oversights are likely in lunar endeavours, thereby jeopardizing the sustainable and fair utilization of outer space resources.…”
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Faith, Understanding, Proof by A. E. Razumov

“…He immerses and imagines it both as an intimate property of the personality, and as the thing capable of covering outer space with the thought. My world is a gift from Heaven or Nature. …”
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Prediction of Orbit Decay for Large-Scale Spacecraft considering Rarefied Aerodynamic Perturbation Effects by Xinglong Gao, Zhihui Li, Qin Chen, Di Ding, Aoping Peng

“…The growing risk of falling debris from outer space as well as the atmospheric interaction effect makes the orbit decay prediction of large spacecraft in very low earth orbit (VLEO) increasingly significant. …”
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Modeling the boundaries of the working space of a planar three-link manipulator by T. A. Sheveleva, A. A. Lyashkov

“…On its basis, it is established that outer space consists of two-parameter volumes of eccentric and concentric circles. …”
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The Role of the Commercial Space Industry within the US National Security under the Trump Administration by E. A. Kuznetsov

“…At the same time, this trend towards commercialization of outer space use and the growing role of the private space sector in ensuring national security is still understudied. …”
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Water-Resistant Poly(ethylene oxide) Electrospun Membranes Enabled by In Situ UV-Cross-Linking for Efficient Daytime Radiative Cooling by Haiyan Zhang, Qingpeng Wang, Zhiguang Xu, Yan Zhao

“…Daytime radiative cooling, based on selective infrared emissions through atmospheric transparency windows to outer space and the reflection of solar irradiance, is a zero-energy and environmentally friendly cooling technology. …”
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Cosmic jurisdictions: quod lege naturae, moribus et consuetudine inductum est by M. I. Myklush, V. K. Marinich

“…Based on these factors, the NMC Concept “natura, moribus et consuetudines” is proposed, according to which, due to natural and other factors, all outer space above the Earth`s surface is divided into a “domestic room” (our Solar System) and an “alien room” (outside the Solar System), the boundary between which are the Kuiper Belt and the center of the Sun. …”
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Multi-omic analysis on the molecular mechanisms of rapid growth in ‘Deqin’ alfalfa after space mutagenesis by Qian Kuang, Chenggang He, Heping Huang, Hua Jiang

“…By leveraging the unique environment of outer space, we successfully induced mutagenesis in ‘Deqin’ alfalfa and obtained a fast-growing mutant. …”
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Velocity coefficient of tangential supply of subsonic centripetal turbine by A. A. Kishkin, A. V. Delkov, Yu. N. Shevchenko, M. U. Abdullaev

“…Today, in the spectrum of tasks solved by orbital spacecraft, there is a direction associated with an increase in both functional and thermal power radiated by the thermal control system into outer space. At thermal power more than 7 kW, there is a shortage of heat-radiating surfaces. …”
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Analysis of the characteristics of the ejector mode of the pulse detonation propulsion system of the combined acceleration cycle by Olena Zolotko, Oleksandr Zolotko, Oleksandr Aksonov, Vitalii Stoliarchuk, Oleksandr Cherniavskyi

“…The propulsion system of the combined cycle of acceleration combines the main advantages of air-jet and rocket engines and can provide direct access to outer space (the concept of single stage to orbit, SSTO). …”
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Decolonial Museology, Space Travel and the Mineral Cabinet by Alana Osbourne

“…Through museum ethnography, and by thinking about minerality as a field that connects intra and extra-terrestrial interests, my research unpacks how colonial logics permeate relationships between earthbound and outer spaces. From this vantage point, I investigate how the calls for decolonial practices that resonate within museums studies relate to futurities that are embroiled in imperial logics of space conquest and mining.…”
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