The billionaire space race is upon us — and there’s an early leader
The long-promised space tourism “business” is now officially a thing, and Richard Branson is (for now) the leading figure.
Tag: space flight
China wants to practice deflecting an asteroid with rockets
Not everyone is thrilled, though: one such rocket recently plummeted back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry.
Space pups: mouse sperm stored on International Space Station produces healthy offspring
There are no superpowers but also no genetic damage.
Ingenuity helicopter makes its first one-way flight on Mars
After the first return flights, now it's time to start exploring Mars!
Meet the three people paying $55 million for a space vacation
These are the first people to take a vacation outside of Earth.
SpaceX bought two oil platforms to transform them into launchpads
Talk about an exciting change.
NASA’s asteroid sampling mission ran into a problem: they sampled too much asteroid
Suffering from success.
NASA unveils plans to send first woman, next man to the Moon
The $28-billion Artemis program will mark the next phase in NASA's moon exploration project.
The ISS starts experimenting with a photo-bioreactor
A hybrid bio-technology could pave the way for future space missions.
NASA cancels all-female spacewalk — cites lack of spacesuit in the right size
Don't be quick to blame NASA for this though!
Spaceflight activates dormant viruses like herpes
Add herpes and other viruses to the long list of health problems associated with space flight.
The Race to the Moon Starts in the Classroom
Want to explore the solar system, and beyond? Start with education.
A year in space — it really changes your genes
There's no need to panic, but these aren't exactly happy news.
Cosmonaut blood reveals that our immune systems grind to a halt in space
This is definitely Not Good™.
Boeing wants to beat SpaceX to Mars. Elon Musk: “Do it”
The two companies are in a direct competition, and we just can't have enough of it.
Space Race 2.0: Japan wants to put a man on the Moon by 2030
The new space race seems to be shaping up in Asia.
Elon Musk shares his view of Mars colonization: one million people living in a self sustainable city
Shoot for the stars and you might just land on Mars.
This is why space armor is becoming more important
Things are getting pretty dicey in outer space.
Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of Alan Shepard’s Suborbital Flight
An article by Steven B. Newman, Ph.D., Faculty Member, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math at American Public University Ask ...