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Infographic: Space Travel – Danger at Every Phase

By Staff Writers on December 4, 2011

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 →

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3D Printer Could Enable Manufacturing in Space

By Tereza Pultarova on December 4, 2011

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 →

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Origin of Fallen “Space” Debris Disputed

By Joel Spark on December 3, 2011

Despite speculation that a mysterious cylindrical object discovered in a Plymouth, Massachusetts warehouse on December 1st was a piece of fallen... Read more →

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No More Dirty Clothes! NASA Plans to Develop First Washing Machine in Space

By Tereza Pultarova on December 2, 2011

The washing machine designed by Oregon-based UMPQUA Research Company is being tuned for use in microgravity (Credits: UMPQUA). One of the... Read more →

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NASA’s Apollo 13 Checklist Auctioned for $388,375

By Stavros Georgakas on December 2, 2011

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 →

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NASA Selects Proposals for Innovation Awards

By Joel Spark on December 2, 2011

GATR Technologies Inflatable Antenna design, a previous successful SBIR proposal (Credits: NASA). NASA announced Nov 29th that it had selected... Read more →