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It’s All Relative Download PDF Said Albert Einstein back in 1905. According to his theory of special relativity, nothing can travel faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, as to attain 1 X light speed would require an infinite amount of energy. And that’s a problem. Especially when it comes to travelling in...Read More

We have just read the news: Flying Saucers are Real! (Or Are They?) On June 25, 2021 by an order of Congress, the US government has finally admitted the existence of UFOs (now called UAP: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena). However, it was surely not what the public had hoped for. We wanted them to come clean...Read More

Editorial February 15, 2021 Will Mars Become a Sovereign Planet? (And Other Space Related Problems) In the recent TV series “Mars”, scientists are pitted against would-be profiteers. A conflict arises over biological sampling of underground water by the scientists prior to the entrepreneurs drilling a well, the act of which could contaminate the underground water...Read More

The Mars Society, established in 1997 by Dr. Robert Zubrin, has selected Ken Lunde, President and CEO of Space Mission Architects, Inc., to serve as a judge in the upcoming Mars City/State Design contest. Contestants are competing for a $10,000 first prize. The finalists will be judged at the annual Mars Society Conference which will...Read More

Sometime in late 2021 or early 2022, Space Mission Architects will launch the SMA-2 Micro in an attempt to claim the world’s record for the smallest rocket ever to launch a satellite into space, a record currently held by the Japanese SS 520-5. The Micro is a three stage vehicle comprised or two solid fuel...Read More

Space Mission Architects welcomes Dr. Mark Douma as the Administrative Advisor to Space Mission Architects. In addition to his other education and qualifications, Dr. Douma has had a lifelong interest in rocketry and space exploration. We are happy to have him on board, and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship.Read More

For many years now, scientists have been warning us of the next big disaster. The super volcano in Yellowstone National Park, for example, erupts, on average, every 725,000 years. The last major eruption was 631,000 years ago. If another major eruption were to happen today, the blanket of ash would extend for thousands of miles,...Read More

Space Mission Architects announces the development of the SMA-2 small satellite launch vehicle! The SMA-2 will be a three stage vehicle with the first two stages using solid fuel and the third stage using liquid fuel. Payload capacity will exceed the SMA-1. The SMA-2 is the first in a family of launch vehicles with payloads...Read More

Looking for a job with great benefits in the aerospace industry? Space Mission Architects is currently taking applications. We are looking for the best of the best in all categories. If you are a believer that nothing is impossible given time, you might be a great fit for us. Employment for some categories will begin...Read More