Why Space Matters Part 2: Space Is Our Present
4 minute read - Ever wondered why space matters? Dive into Part 2 of our three-part series as Dustin Walker explores humanity’s growing reliance on near-Earth space. From Sputnik to the ISS, discover how satellites revolutionize our world, and how the drive to explore Mars shapes our future.
Space Questions for the Everyday - Volume IV Elementary Edition
4 minute read - Curious about the cosmos? Join Corinne Moore as she journey’s through the galaxy, answering burning questions from the bright minds at the N.I.C.E Community School District in Marquette County. From the origins of space debris to the secrets of eclipses, Corinne uncovers the universe through the eyes of 5th graders.
An Entertainment Odyssey: Exploring Celestial Debris
9 minute read - In the tapestry of storytelling, mundane moments become cosmic sagas. These fictional tales, such as the threat of space debris, often prefigure real-world challenges only acknowledged after their imaginative depiction. In this column, William Payne III invites you to delve deeper into an exploration of the interplay between fiction and reality in the entertainment landscape.
Space Questions for the Everyday - Volume III
4 Minute read - Space Questions for the Everyday is back for Volume III! Today Corinne is covering the closest earth like planet, the next solar eclipse, what it takes to become an astronaut, and more!
Euclid: Mission and Importance
4.5 minute read - The launch of the Euclid Space Telescope in July 2023 is yet another example of humanities ever expanding abilities to explore our universe. In today’s column, Mike Lundy explores how Euclid has a unique and difficult mission ahead that will provide remarkable insights to some of science's burning questions.
Space Questions for the Everyday - Volume II
4 minute read - Space Questions for the Everyday is back for Volume II! Today Corinne is covering Mars, retrograde motion, women in space, and more! Do you have a burning question you’d like to see answered in future publications? Contact us at questions@kallmorris.com and you just might see your question featured in Space Questions for Everyday - Volume III.
Halfway to Anywhere
5.5 minute read - In a fun exploration of the physical limitations of interplanetary travel and the paradigm choices that result, KMI highlights why humanity’s future in space needs in-space assembly.
Space Agriculture
4 minute read - Let’s talk about agriculture in space! In this latest KMI Column, Corinne Moore dives into the foundational research on growing crops in microgravity and the challenges presented on our next frontier: Mars.
A Meal with a View: Space Food
4 minute read - Ever wonder what an astronaut eats in space? Spoiler alert, we’ve come a long way since the days of Tang! In today’s column, Corinne Moore examines the humble beginnings of space food and where we are today.
Water Bears IN SPACE
3 minute read - What are water bears and why do we care? In today’s column, Corinne Moore explains why the study of water bears is so important and how experimentation in space is a vital asset to furthering human knowledge.
Lost in Space-Based Navigation
3 minute read - How does one find their way in the vast expanse of space without getting lost? In today’s column, Corinne Moore explores how today’s technology allows us to navigate in space, while highlighting the reliance on methods we once used long before the advent of modern technology.
Traveling to Another Star
6 minute read - Thinking about distances in space on a grand cosmological scale involves nearly incomprehensible distances that are extremely difficult for the human mind to truly fathom. This is the concept that Austin Morris, KMI Director of Engineering, tackles in this week's KMI Column about Traveling to Another Star.
Ascension to Space
4 minute read - As the least technical among my co-founders, I am often given, and other times take on myself, the opportunity to explain scientific principles or engineering processes in an approachable way. This works in numerous experiences, but in select examples answering things in an “easier” way is the harder task. Paramount among these is a large question, often looming over energetic discussions of space, from the merely interested to those most expert: “Why should we go to space?”
Looking up into space, or down into the Ether?
3 minute read - Most people share in the imagery of many movies and stories by staring off into space. Whether the “space” around them is the endless nighttime setting of stars, or the watching of clouds coasting across a blue sky, all can recall a time spent in any of these pastimes observing “space”. In this human-centered experience, our society takes these views from our own perspective, which is why we often talk about outer space as “up there” or looking “up” into space. But is that all?