Russian Scientists Have Been Trying to Make a ‘Space Motorcycle’ for Decades
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Tag Archives: International Space Station
The Hard-Learned Lessons of the Columbia Disaster
On February 1st, 2003 at eighteen seconds past 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during atmospheric entry over Texas. Still traveling at approximately Mach 18.3, the disintegration of Columbia was complete and nearly instantaneous. According to the official accident investigation, the crew had at most one minute from realizing they were in a desperate situation to complete destruction of the spacecraft. Due to the design of the Space Shuttle, no contingency plan or emergency procedure could have saved the crew at this point in the mission: all seven crew members were lost in this tragedy. …read more
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The Teenager Who Sent An Experiment to Space and Dreams of Visiting Mars
Alia Almansoori won a competition to have her experiment sent to the International Space Station, but she’s not capping her ambitions at low Earth orbit. Continue reading The Teenager Who Sent An Experiment to Space and Dreams of Visiting Mars
Happy Space Thanksgiving: How the Food-Stuffed Holiday Went Orbital
“Just as on Earth, our feelings about Thanksgiving in space weren’t determined by the quality or the appearance of the meal—but by the people we shared it with.” Continue reading Happy Space Thanksgiving: How the Food-Stuffed Holiday Went Orbital
This Strange Sensor Russia Sent to the ISS Is Baffling US Military Experts
“I think the appropriate reaction is ‘mild curiosity’ rather than ‘worry.'” Continue reading This Strange Sensor Russia Sent to the ISS Is Baffling US Military Experts
Yeast Can Be Engineered to Turn Astronaut Pee Into Spaceflight Materials
“We are planning to try to get our yeast to the International Space Station in next couple of years.” Continue reading Yeast Can Be Engineered to Turn Astronaut Pee Into Spaceflight Materials
Ok Google. Navigate to the International Space Station
If you’d have asked most people a few decades ago if they wanted a picture of every street address in the world, they would have probably looked at you like you were crazy. But turns out that Google Street View is handy for several reasons. Sure, it is easy to check out the neighborhood around that cheap hotel before you book. But it is also a great way to visit places virtually. Now one of those places is the International Space Station (ISS).
[Thomas Pesquet] in a true hack used bungee cords and existing cameras to take panoramas of all …read more
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So Long, Rollable Solar Array, and Thanks for All the Photons
After attempts to repack ROSA into the SpaceX Dragon capsule failed, the experiment was jettisoned. Continue reading So Long, Rollable Solar Array, and Thanks for All the Photons
So Long, Rollable Solar Array, and Thanks for All the Photons
After attempts to repack ROSA into the SpaceX Dragon capsule failed, the experiment was jettisoned. Continue reading So Long, Rollable Solar Array, and Thanks for All the Photons
Aubrie O’Rourke Trained Dolphins, Researched HIV, and Is Helping NASA Get to Mars
And she’s just getting started. Continue reading Aubrie O’Rourke Trained Dolphins, Researched HIV, and Is Helping NASA Get to Mars