Why Alan Shepard Had to Pee In His Space Suit
There are activities we so take for granted and consider so normal in our everyday lives here on Earth we barely think about them – like urinating.... Read more →
Sprite Campaign Catches Exotic Lightning
As SpaceWeather.com reports: "August 12th was another successful night in our sprites campaign," reports Jason Ahrns of the University of Alaska... Read more →
NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Completes Orbit and Entry Review
Source: NASA NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently reviewed the systems critical to sustaining... Read more →
“Easily Retrievable Asteroids” May Prove Mining Boon
A team of scientists at the University of Strathclyde went looking for some asteroids that would make good candidates for space mining. They found... Read more →
SpaceX Grasshopper Makes Exquisitely Controlled Lateral Move
In a divert test on August 13, SpaceX's vertical-landing Grasshopper tried out its first lateral move. With a degree of control difficult to believe,... Read more →
Personal Jetpack Ready for Flight Testing
PhysOrg reports that New Zealand company Martin Aircraft has been cleared to perform human flight testing on a personalized jetpack called P12. The... Read more →