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Opportunity found in lack of diversity in US tech sector
Sep 06, 2015 (AFP)
Too many white men and too few women, blacks and Latinos: While fueling debate, the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley is also inspiring startups focused on im...
In Virginia, TechShop lets 'makers' tinker, innovate
Sep 02, 2015 (AFP)
It's hard to miss the plane that sits triumphantly in the midst of a store in Washington's suburbs. But there are no wings, cockpit or motor attached to its shi...
Annoying? US 'That Kissed the Moon' Has to Pay Russia for Space Flights
Sep 01, 2015 (Sputnik)
A retired NASA astronaut has wrote an article lamenting that the US, "the country that kissed the moon and is roving Mars" has to pay Russia to be able to get t...
New Russian Spaceship to Be Ready Ahead of Schedule
Sep 01, 2015 (Sputnik)
The first prototype of a new Russian manned spacecraft for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) and the Moon may be created ahead of schedule, presid...
Chinese tourists unfazed by currency fall, market turmoil
Aug 30, 2015 (AFP)
China's currency devaluation and slowing economy have caused enormous turmoil in world financial markets, but they have not really bothered tourists like Henry ...
Don't make us hitch rides with Russia: NASA chief
Aug 28, 2015 (AFP)
The head of NASA appealed to Congress on Friday to put more money into restoring America's ability to send astronauts into space instead of relying on Russian r...
Middle School Students Write Code for Space Station
Aug 26, 2015 (SPX)
"I wrote code for the International Space Station." Imagine being able to add that to your resume, even before you graduate middle school. During the Zero Robot...
French woman wins disability grant for 'gadget allergy'
Aug 26, 2015 (AFP)
A French court has awarded a disability grant to a woman claiming to suffer from a debilitating allergy to electromagnetic radiation from everyday gadgets such ...
Orion parachutes pass failure test
Aug 26, 2015 (UPI)
The Orion space capsule's parachute system passed its latest test on Wednesday, in which engineers simulated a mechanical failure. Similar to previous tests, th...
Japanese whisky arrives at the International Space Station
Aug 25, 2015 (AFP)
An unmanned cargo ship loaded with emergency supplies -- including Japanese whisky -- successfully docked at the International Space Station early Tuesday, offi...
What's for Dinner? BioFood!
Aug 24, 2015 (Sputnik)
While Mars and other planets await the arrival of humans, the question of how to maintain astronauts' food supplies remains a major obstacle for such missions. ...
Springer retracts 64 scientific papers with fake peer reviews
Aug 19, 2015 (UPI)
Springer, a major science and medical publisher, recently announced the retraction of 64 articles from 10 of its journals. The articles were retracted after edi...
Orion Begins Critical Design Review Milestone
Aug 18, 2015 (SPX)
NASA's Orion Program kicked off its critical design review at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston the week of Aug. 3, a major program milestone that wi...
Going Up! Elevator to Space Just Became Real
Aug 18, 2015 (Sputnik)
A Canadian company has earned a US patent on a free-standing, inflatable 12-mile-high elevator that may revolutionize the future of space travel, and may even p...
Gecko Grippers Moving On Up
Aug 13, 2015 (JPL)
A piece of tape can only be used a few times before the adhesion wears off and it can no longer hold two surfaces together. But researchers at NASA's Jet Propul...
First Time Ever: ISS Crew Eats Food Grown in Outer Space
Aug 12, 2015 (Sputnik)
Achieving a major milestone for the future of space exploration, astronauts onboard the International Space Station sat down to a meal prepared with space-grown...
First bite of space-grown lettuce is 'awesome'
Aug 10, 2015 (AFP)
Astronauts living at the International Space Station took their first bites of space-grown lettuce on Monday, in what scientists described as another step towar...
US, Russia, China to Explore Benefits of Outer Space for ASEAN
Aug 10, 2015 (Sputnik)
The United States will co-chair a workshop together with Russia, China and Laos to review the outer space benefits and security for the Association of Southeast...
Spaceflight may increase susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease
Aug 07, 2015 (SPX)
Here's the summary of a new research report appearing in the August 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal: Prolonged spaceflight may give you a nasty case of diarrhea...
Third spaceflight for astronaut Paolo Nespoli
Aug 01, 2015 (ESA)
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be heading for space a third time, as part of Expeditions 52 and 53 to the International Space Station. He will be launched on ...
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