In 2019, US President Donald Trump declared “space is the new war-fighting domain”. This followed the creation of the US Space Force…
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I walk outside my rural Saskatchewan house before dawn and look up, expecting to have my breath taken away by…
November 2 marks 20 years since the first residents arrived on the International Space Station (ISS). The orbiting habitat has been continuously…
This year, NASA is taking the next giant leap in the search for signs of life beyond Earth. On July…
Gravity can be a real downer when you are trying to grow organs. That’s why experiments in space are so…
On July 14, a new Mars-bound spacecraft launched from Japan. While several Mars missions are planned to launch over the next…
Surgical emergencies are in fact one of the main challenges when it comes to human space travel. But over the last few years, space medicine researchers have come up with a number of ideas that could help, from surgical robots to 3D printers.
Now, when being blasted into the great beyond, it makes sense that astronauts will likely experience a severe case of…
Millions of people watched breathlessly as astronauts for the first time successfully travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) in a privately funded spacecraft, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule, on May 30. The historic launch, which marks a new chapter in human spaceflight, is likely to lead to renewed interest in spaceflight.
On May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marked two significant events: First, the return of launch to orbit capability for human spaceflight from the United States. Secondly, it successfully demonstrated private sector capability to build and operate a launch vehicle for human spaceflight.