Nanotechnology: Applications to Space Exploration

The convergence of 1) the intensification of space exploration and 2) the increasing understanding of the world at the atomic and molecular level, nanotechnology, has resulted in a synergy of discoveries and innovations. The result of this synergy may result in leaps in the exploration beyond the surface of the earth but also improve life on our home planet.

The content describes the challenge of escaping the earth’s surface, remaining in orbits around our planet, and landing and surviving ...