November 2 marks 20 years since the first residents arrived on the International Space Station (ISS). The orbiting habitat has been continuously…
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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.
With dreams of Mars on the minds of both NASA and Elon Musk, long-distance crewed missions through space are coming. But you might be surprised to learn that modern rockets don’t go all that much faster than the rockets of the past.
The set for this presumably massively expensive film will be the constantly orbiting International Space Station. If this movie sees the light…