ISS Experiment Finds Osteoporosis Drugs Counteract Bone Loss
Experiments jointly conducted by NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the International Space Station (ISS) have confirmed that... Read more →
China Breaks Annual Launch Record
The launch of a BeiDou-2 Compass navigation satellite on December 1st atop a Long March 3A booster is the 16th successful launch by China in... Read more →
Will NASA Ever Recover Apollo 13′s Plutonium From the Sea?
A pellet of PU-238. (Credits: US Department of Energy). The Query: Will NASA ever recover the 3.9 kg of plutonium from Apollo 13’s SNAP-27... Read more →
Video Captures CST-100 Capsule Drop Test
The video below shows the Boeing/Bigelow Aerospace Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Capsule mock-up being drop tested in the Nevada desert... Read more →
Infographic: Space Travel – Danger at Every Phase
Successful space flights are common enough these days - enabled by numerous nations, agencies, and corporations - that it is easy to lose sight of... Read more →
3D Printer Could Enable Manufacturing in Space
Made in Space tests a 3D printer in microgravity (Credits: Made in Space). A new device developed by California based company Made in Space, Inc.... Read more →