Solar System Tail and New Era of Airships

The latest articles discuss about the first finding of a possible solar system tail and an article of how astronauts will get along

Latest Articles on Space

-NASA IBEX provides first view of solar system's "tail".
It has been assumed just like a galaxy, a solar system has some type of trailing tail. Well, NASA's IBEX has discovered the boundaries of this tail in the heliosphere, something that has never been seen before.

-How will people get along on long space missions?



How will the first people to ever reach Mars get along? Think about it, people will be living in close quarters with the same people for a long period of time. This may lead to some problems. The first people on Mars are going to need to be thick skinned and people willing to be alone with a  few select people. The article above discusses how new technologies will let experts observe the people on Mars from Earth. This will show how people live with the same people in an enclosed  area for long periods of time and will give us a better understanding of how people get along  in this situation.

Steve Kozlowski, an organizational psychologist at Michigan University states, "Good teamwork will be essential to the success of long duration- space missions. We are developing tools so the team can manage their interactions well, identify potential problems, and resolve them before they become problematic." If were ever do send people on a long space mission such as going to Mars or even the Moon, it'll be compelling to watch how astronauts get along with each other for a 6 month or even year space mission (if it ever get's to that).

Latest Articles on Technology

-Improved designs welcome a new era of blimps.



This article discusses how these air ships help transport foods to places that are hard to get to by foot, such as rural towns in Alaska. Ron Hochstetler, chairmen of of Cargo Airships talks about how important these  "airships" really are, "Airships have the ability to go from one place to any other place. It makes the world into an archipelago of islands where every community is now connected to every other community." New technologies are leading to a longer life of these blimps, which saves money in the end. These blimps will continue to serve their purpose and might even lead to other innovations that we might see down the road.

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