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The spacecraft technology that will take us to the stars, the Moon and possibly even to Mars, including news from NASA and private companies.
NASA study human behavior in isolated dome on Hawaii volcano
To study human behavior for long-term space exploration, including a planned voyage to Mars, a group of NASA-funded…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches and lands successfully
SpaceX have successfully launched and landed its first unmanned Falcon 9 rocket since a costly and complicated…
2017 NASA spacewalk completed successfully
At 12:20pm EST, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet concluded their…
Weather satellite data quality to improve
A network of satellites whizzing around Earth collecting mountains of data makes constant and wide-ranging access…
NASA astronauts in final preparations for spacewalks
Two 'Expedition 50' astronauts are in final preparations for the first of two power maintenance spacewalks that…
NASA’s Lucy mission to explore the early solar system
Two missions that have the potential to open new windows on one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar…
The International Space Station crew take on the mannequin challenge
More information: The Washington Post
SpaceX explosion won’t stop plans to fly again
The conclusions of the company’s investigation have yet to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, and…
World’s most heat resistant material record set
Tantalum carbide and hafnium carbide materials can withstand scorching temperatures of nearly 4000°C, has been…
Hollywood vs. NASA: Is ‘Passengers’ medically possible?
From 'Aliens' to 'Interstellar', Hollywood has long used suspended animation to overcome the difficulties of deep…