Robotics

Safe and Trustworthy Autonomous Robotic Assistants

By Guest Author on January 13, 2014

The Care-O-bot robotic assistant in the Robot House at the University of Hertfordshire, in use as part of the RoboSafe project (Credits: The... Read more →

Red Bull Stratos

Interview with Olav Zipser – FreeFly Astronaut Project

By Matteo Emanuelli on January 10, 2014

Olav Zipser is considered the "Father of Freefly", a skydiving discipline which involves non-traditional forms of bodyflight (Credits: Olav... Read more →

News

Solar Activity Makes Itself Felt

By Merryl Azriel on January 9, 2014

It appears that the second peak of the solar maximum has arrived with a vengeance. While activity has been slowly climbing through the tail end of... Read more →

Space in Everyday Life1

Most News is Good News

By Morris Jones on January 8, 2014

It’s a common complaint amongst scientists and engineers. The general media regularly garbles space stories or blows them totally out of... Read more →

Space Safety Lessons from Earth

Hazard Identification: Acetylene Service Company Gas Explosion

By Terry Hardy on January 7, 2014

On January 25, 2005, an explosion occurred at the Acetylene Services Company (ASCO) facility in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. ASCO... Read more →

ISS for Nobel Peace Prize

ISS: A Nobel Prize-Worthy Partnership

By Guest Author on January 6, 2014

By Ken Human A few years ago, when I was working for the International Space Station (ISS) Program, I was amazed at the constant and... Read more →