3 minute read - What's in a name? More than you might think. KMI's first spacecraft needed a title that not only symbolized its mission but also paid homage to the myths of old. After much debate, we landed on "Laelaps"—a name rooted in Greek legend. But what does a mythic hound, destined to catch everything it chases, have to do with space?
6 minute read - Want to play football on the moon? Or laser tag in zero gravity? While humanity currently has limited practice with sports in space, it is an interesting thought whether your favorites win or lose at the next game, and something Troy explores in the latest KMI column: Sports in Space.
8 minute read - Over an unofficial series of grand perspective columns, Troy Morris, Director of Operations, has yet to tackle a common theme of certain space proponents: the survival of our species. Often referred to as space colonization, this view on survival is a macro view of humanity continuing on, rather than the more practical survival of individuals.
3 minute read - Why We Choose to Go to Space: Human Imagination. Whether fantastical fiction, scientific speculation, admirable announcements, or factual mission reporting, the advancing reality of all science, especially space science, plays into and from imagination with ease. It is from an initial foundation of imagination that many technologies are dreamed in science fiction, discussed by interested organizations, pursued by inspired scientists, and made possible through continued development, until the technology enters the world as a banal fact.
