8 minute read- Preksha S. Madhva, KMI’s Robotics Engineer, walks us through a plethora of exciting design ideas so you can build your own robotic space explorer.
Apollo I, Challenger, and Columbia: A Retrospective
Why Space Matters Part 1: Space Is Our Past
An Entertainment Odyssey: Exploring Celestial Debris
9 minute read - In the tapestry of storytelling, mundane moments become cosmic sagas. These fictional tales, such as the threat of space debris, often prefigure real-world challenges only acknowledged after their imaginative depiction. In this column, William Payne III invites you to delve deeper into an exploration of the interplay between fiction and reality in the entertainment landscape.
Space Questions for the Everyday - Volume III
Better Calendars
9 minute read - There are some messy beginnings for our calendar, and it’s time to address them: Who is Gregory and why did everyone love his calendar? Why isn’t OCTober the 8th month? What does the moon have to do with months? When should we celebrate the New Year anyway? Dive in with Adam Kall as we discover some better ways to track time!
Fission to Fusion, Part 2
5 minute read - Adam Kall further explores fusion: the often-described future of energy and the key to unlocking the utopian Star Trek existence of a post-scarcity economy. Ideals of fusion energy have continued to run into issues of reality, and there may be a new form of energy generation based on the same principles but far more appropriate for creating a future of abundance.
Euclid: Mission and Importance
4.5 minute read - The launch of the Euclid Space Telescope in July 2023 is yet another example of humanities ever expanding abilities to explore our universe. In today’s column, Mike Lundy explores how Euclid has a unique and difficult mission ahead that will provide remarkable insights to some of science's burning questions.
Pricing it Right: The Fresnel Project
Spooky Space: Halloween on the ISS
3 minute read - For a special Halloween KMI Column, Corinne Moore presents a special feature on costumes, candy, and more aboard the ISS. Put on your brave faces, grab your favorite holiday treat, and enjoy a lighthearted romp into Halloween’s past. Maybe you’ll find some last minute inspiration for your costume this year!
Fission to Fusion: Part 1
8 minute read - Among the ways to power a spacecraft, nuclear power is often brought up as a long-lasting source of energy for a mission - although it is not being used in KMI’s missions. In today’s column Adam Kall walks through how power is actually made from nuclear fission and goes over the good and bad when it comes to nuclear power generation here on Earth.
Staying Cool in the Heat of the Moment
The Mythology of the Milky Way
KMI: The Origin Story
Space Questions for the Everyday - Volume II
4 minute read - Space Questions for the Everyday is back for Volume II! Today Corinne is covering Mars, retrograde motion, women in space, and more! Do you have a burning question you’d like to see answered in future publications? Contact us at questions@kallmorris.com and you just might see your question featured in Space Questions for Everyday - Volume III.
