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Cycloidal rotor aircraft. Super conductivity. Death in Space. The U.S. has plans for a manned visit to Mars by the mid-2030s. The ESA and Russia have sketched out a similar joint mission, and it is claimed that China's space program has the same objective. Apart from their destination, all these plans share something in common: extraordinary danger for the explorers. What happens if someone dies out there, months away from Earth? Swedish ecologists Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak and Peter Mäsak are the inventors of an environmentally friendly alternative to cremation and burial, called Promession. The dead crew member's body would be placed in a container, called the Body Back, and moved into the airlock. The following notes and illustrations are taken from an original presentation by Karin Tjerrild Lund and Mikael Ploustrup, describing how Promession could be used to help a long-term space mission withstand the death of an crew member -- and offer dignified services for the departed and their family at home.

Death in Space Psychlogical Aspects After Death.

Electromagnetic warfare

Nuclear power. Technology. Flywheel Tech Spins for the Grid. 1aslam_blas_repo.pdf (application/pdf Object) Military/intelligence. Laser Rocketeer Shoots for Liftoff. Move Over Hydrogen, Make Way for Magnesium Power.