A #MassDriver* is a very long track stretching across the lunar 🌙 surface, angled skyward 🌌 at its far end, which is lined with hundreds of #electromagnetic coils. These fire in a precise sequence. The bucket 📦 never makes mechanical contact with any surface, guided entirely by the interplay of magnetic 🧲 fields, which is why these systems have a theoretical operational lifespan of up to millions of launches with negligible wear https://fastcompany.co.za/co-design/2026-02-24-how-elon-musks-moon-cannon-could-transform-space-travel

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver

#SpaceTransport

Civilian and #military operators alike need spacecraft that can withstand the brutal conditions of #space 🌌. That means resistance to #radiation ☢️, to heat, to #electromagnetic pulses and to targeted disruption. Forms of technology that make #satellites more resilient will also cut costs and improve #civilian services. #Berlin plans to spend 35 billion euros 💰 on military space capabilities between now and 2030. The challenge is speed ⏱️ and #regulation https://spacenews.com/what-germany-got-right-and-wrong-in-its-first-ever-space-strategy/

#MaterialsScience

The risks with #SpaceRadiation ☢️ are assigned the highest priority among all risks associated with #SpaceTravel. Active shielding 🛡️ methods, which use #electromagnetic fields to deflect charged particles, can make #DeepSpace 🌌 travel safer and more feasible. Placing the passive shielding before the active shielding is more effective than placing the identical active shielding before the passive shielding of the same thickness https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214552423000391

#HumanSpaceflightHealth #RadiationProtection