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What hardware hacker doesn’t have a soft spot for transparent cases? While they may have fallen out of mainstream favor, they have an undeniable appeal to anyone with an interest …read more Continue reading Real-Time ISS Tracker Shows Off the Goods
Over the course of its nearly 30 years in orbit, the International Space Station has played host to more “firsts” than can possibly be counted. When you’re zipping around Earth …read more Continue reading ISS Medical Emergency: An Orbital Ambulance Ride
The cool part about science is that you can ask questions like what happens if you stick some moss spores on the outside of the International Space Station, and then …read more Continue reading Testing the Survivability of Moss in Space
While many in the industry were at first skeptical of NASA’s goal to put resupply flights to the International Space Station in the hands of commercial operators, the results speak …read more Continue reading A New Generation of Spacecraft Head to the ISS
The International Space Station has been in orbit around the Earth, at least in some form, since November of 1998 — but not without help. In the vacuum of space, …read more Continue reading Dragon is the Latest, and Final, Craft to Reboost ISS
In the comments of a recent article, the question came up as to where to find projects from the really smart kids the greybeards remember being in the 70s. In …read more Continue reading Touch Lamp Tracks ISS with Style
Starting on June 12, 2025, the NASA Spot the Station website will no longer provide ISS sighting information, per a message recently sent out. This means no information on sighting …read more Continue reading NASA Is Shutting Down the International Space Station Sighting Website
Although we tend to see mostly the glorious and fun parts of hanging out in a space station, the human body will not cease to do its usual things, whether …read more Continue reading Haircuts in Space: How to Keep Your Astronauts Looking Fresh
If you made something blink, and now it’s time for you to make something move, something like a point-to-a-satellite tracker is a great idea. [Farid] made this moving arrow that …read more Continue reading Tracking the ISS Made Easy
One picture taken every day of the year starting September 2023 through to September 2024 provides a pretty fascinating perspective of the twilight zone transit due to the Earth’s 23.5-degree axial tilt as it orbits around the Sun.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Watch: A year-long time lapse of Earth’s twilight zone