A New Generation of Spacecraft Head to the ISS

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

Watch: A year-long time lapse of Earth’s twilight zone

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

First-ever 3D metal printing in space achieved on ISS

In an experiment that sounds about as safe as bobbing for fries, ESA carried out the first-ever 3D metal printing in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Built with Airbus, the Metal 3D Printer completed the first of four test shapes.Con… Continue reading First-ever 3D metal printing in space achieved on ISS