Space Flight
NASA Will Rent Future Spacesuits From Longtime Supplier and Newcomer
NASA has struck deals with two commercial teams to provide the spacesuits destined for use when astronauts return to the…
Extended Trips to Space Alter the Brains of Astronauts
Astronaut Peggy Whitson in the International Space Station's Cupola during a 2017 tour of duty. Doctors are interested in how…
NASA Astronaut and Cosmonauts Land Safely Together in Kazakhstan
After much speculation and concern the past month whether Russia would allow a US astronaut to ride back to Earth…
Lasers Could Send Missions to Mars in Only 45 Days
New research from McGill University shows that a powerful laser array could propel a fusion-engine spacecraft to Mars in a…
Space Flight Destroys Your Red Blood Cells
It’s really true: space wants to kill us. And this time, space is trying to kill us from the inside…
What’s Next for Blue Origin After Today’s Successful Flight?
At a post-flight press conference, Jeff Bezos made several announcements and spoke about the next steps Blue Origin will take.
Since There’s no Up or Down in Space, How do our Brains Deal With This?
Astronauts and cosmonauts in space have reported spatial disorientation problems, where they find it hard to get a sense of…
White House Encourages NASA to Work on Space-Based Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems
In what's likely to be one of the last space policy initiatives of his administration, President Donald Trump has issued…
SpaceShipTwo’s First Powered Test Flight Since Move to New Mexico Fizzles Out
Virgin Galactic lit up SpaceShipTwo's rocket motor for the first time in the skies over New Mexico today, but only…
Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Human Skin More Protected from Space Radiation
Earth is a radiation cocoon. Inside that cocoon, the atmosphere and the magnetosphere keep us mostly safe from the Sun's…