International Space Station
Can Plants be Adapted to Thrive in Space?
Humans in space have to eat. In the early days of space exploration, they got to eat paste and drink…
The International Space Station Gets a Clean Bill of Health. Despite a Few Opportunistic Microbes, the Station is “Safe” for Astronauts
In a recent study published in Microbiome, a team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory conducted a five-year…
Socks, The Final Frontier
What is the greatest challenge facing humans as we prepare for the first crewed missions to Mars? Solar and cosmic…
Spacewalk Cut Short, Cosmonaut Told to “Drop Everything” and Go Back Into the Space Station
Russian and US flight controllers decided to cut short a spacewalk by two cosmonauts outside the International Space Station yesterday…
NASA Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will be the First Indigenous Woman in Space!
Nicole Aunapu Mann, the mission commander of the Crew-5 mission, will be the first Indigenous woman to go to space!
Japanese Researchers Show how Microgravity Affects Astronauts’ Muscles and Nerves
A new study by a Japanese research team shows that long term exposure to microgravity not only affect muscles and…
Dmitry Rogozin is no Longer the Head of Roscosmos
According to recent reports, the inflammatary and blusterous Dimtry Rogozin has been replaced as head of Roscosmos.
Engineers Build a gun That can Fire Projectiles at 10 km/s, Simulating High-Speed Space Debris Impacts
A team of Canadian engineers have built a gun that will help space agencies test materials that could provide shielding…
ESA is Developing Microbe-Killing Coatings to Make Spaceflight Healthier
Humans aren’t the only living things in place onboard the ISS. Bacteria, which has found a way to integrate itself…
Starliner Launches Successfully, but Two of its Thrusters Failed
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner successfully launched and rendezvoused with the ISS, a crucial step towards performing commercial crew and payload services!