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They're Loving It: Cheeseburgers Will Be Added to ISS Menu
Oct 11, 2015 (Sputnik)
The current record-holder for the longest total time in space, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, has welcomed a plan to improve the space menu with cheeseburge...
Dream Chaser preps for 2nd free-flight test and first orbital test
Oct 09, 2015 (SPX)
In anticipation of a second phase of flight testing, Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems has announced significant updates to two Dream Chaser space...
NASA Offers Licenses of Patented Technologies to Start-Up Companies
Oct 09, 2015 (SPX)
NASA is unveiling a new opportunity for start-up companies to license patented NASA technology with no up-front payment. The Startup NASA initiative addresses t...
Back to the future: Science fiction turns science fact
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
Flying cars, hoverboards and video chat - a very futuristic vision for the year 2015 was presented in the movie "Back to the Future Part II", released in 1989. ...
NASA Prepares to Test Orion Service Module
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin technicians lift the Orion Crew Module Adapter Structural Test Article at NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station. The adapter will conn...
NASA Tournament Lab to collaborate on human habitation in space
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
The global innovation firm NineSigma announced two Innovation Challenges they will run for NASA Tournament Lab; the Space Suit Textile Testing Challenge in coll...
NASA announces Challenge for Methods of Assessing Damage to Space Suits
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
Astronauts venturing beyond the controlled environment of a spacecraft require protection from the harsh conditions in space. They get that protection from a sp...
Selected NASA Discovery Missions Include Three With PSI Ties
Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)
Planetary Science Institute researchers are working on three of five Discovery missions selected for further consideration by NASA. One or two of the missions w...
Chinese herbal expert among Nobel medicine prize winners
Oct 05, 2015 (AFP)
A trio of scientists earned the 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for unlocking revolutionary treatments for malaria and roundworm, helping to roll back t...
NASA Selects Investigations for Future Key Planetary Mission
Oct 05, 2015 (JPL)
NASA has selected five science investigations for refinement during the next year as a first step in choosing one or two missions for flight opportunities as ea...
Down to Earth and walking the line
Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)
Walking an obstacle course on Earth is relatively easy. Walking an obstacle course on Earth after being in space for six months is not quite as simple. The long...
Airbus Defence and Space builds first hardware for Orion space vehicle's service module
Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space, prime contractor for NASA's Orion space vehicle's European Service Module (ESM), has completed four large titanium tanks for the modul...
India PM heads to Silicon Valley chasing a digital dream
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
He has 30 million fans on Facebook and tweets multiple times a day -- but as Narendra Modi visits Silicon Valley this weekend, it is Indian technology that will...
Next stop for the Perlan 2 Glider: The edge of space
Sep 24, 2015 (UPI)
If you're planning a trip to the edge of space, you might think it prudent to bring along an engine. But you're not an engineer on the Airbus-sponsored Perlan P...
Space Architecture: From Outer Space to the Ocean Floor
Sep 22, 2015 (SPX)
No longer the stuff of science fiction, the details of how people work and live in space and other extreme environments have become a growing part of the econom...
NASA, Harmonic Launch First Non-Commercial UHD Channel in NAmerica
Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)
NASA is partnering with Harmonic, a worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, to launch NASA TV UHD, the first ever non-commercial consumer ultra-high ...
Making a difference with open source science equipment
Sep 13, 2015 (SPX)
Open source lab equipment is the focus of a new study, published in Science and Public Policy. Joshua Pearce, an associate professor of materials science and en...
Russian cosmonaut back after record 879 days in space
Sep 12, 2015 (AFP)
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka returned safely to Earth with two other astronauts from the International Space Station Saturday with the record for having sp...
New Life for Old Buddy: Russia Tests Renewed Soyuz-MS Spacecraft
Sep 07, 2015 (Sputnik)
A new, modified version of Russia's workhorse spacecraft, the Soyuz-TMA-MS (or Soyuz-MS), is undergoing tests in the production facilities of Rocket and Space C...
Boeing Revamps Production Facility for Starliner Flights
Sep 07, 2015 (SPX)
Meet the CST-100 Starliner, the newly unveiled name of Boeing's commercial crew transportation spacecraft. It's been designed with a focus on automated flight, ...
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