Origin of Fallen “Space” Debris Disputed
Despite speculation that a mysterious cylindrical object discovered in a Plymouth, Massachusetts warehouse on December 1st was a piece of fallen... Read more →
No More Dirty Clothes! NASA Plans to Develop First Washing Machine in Space
The washing machine designed by Oregon-based UMPQUA Research Company is being tuned for use in microgravity (Credits: UMPQUA). One of the... Read more →
NASA’s Apollo 13 Checklist Auctioned for $388,375
The checklist booklet used to guide the Apollo 13 spacecraft back to Earth was sold on November 30 at an auction house in Dallas, Texas for a price... Read more →
NASA Selects Proposals for Innovation Awards
GATR Technologies Inflatable Antenna design, a previous successful SBIR proposal (Credits: NASA). NASA announced Nov 29th that it had selected... Read more →
MSL Curiosity Drill Deviated from Planetary Protection Standards
NASA engineers conducting a test of Curiosity in a clean room environment. (Credits: NASA). Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity, launched by... Read more →
Woven Thermal Protective System “Game Changing” for Heat Shields
3-D matrix that forms backbone of the Thermal Woven Protection System. (Credits: NASA). NASA's Game Changing Technology Division is working with... Read more →