Mining in microgravity
Planetary exploration may be a step closer to reality thanks to a group of stargazing students at the University of Saskatchewan.
The University of Saskatchewan Space Design Team (USST) is one of four university teams competing in the Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment Design Challenge (CAN-RGX) that aim to advance the technologies required for establishing a permanent human base in space. Members of the U of S team are studying the dynamics of mineral processing in zero gravity – methods that could one day be destined for worlds beyond our own solar system…. Read the full article here.