Inflatable spacecraft: Blown up in orbit THE International Space Station (ISS) is mankind’s holiday house in the sky. Like all such houses, it is a luxury item (costing $150 billion and risi... Read more
The space agency is developing a service robot that can visit ailing satellites and refuel or even repair them on the spot. Geostationary satellites cost a fortune and, despite their sophist... Read more
Sounds like a device from Star Trek This 20 pound box the size of a toaster can change the way people are diagnosed,instantly detecting “everything from infections, to stress, blood cells, c... Read more
Want to keep track of the latest Aquarius Reef Base mission? The Aquarius Reef Base sits 60 feet underwater, three and a half miles off the Florida coast. Sylvia Earle, the legendary 76-year... Read more
The first private-sector flight to the International Space Station will open up myriad opportunities for science Next month, SpaceX, an aerospace company in Hawthorne, California, is schedul... Read more
NASA’s Space Station On Earth The new Silicon Valley installation is designed to test the terrestrial applications for the space agency’s technologies and create the most efficient building... Read more
Repairing and refueling satellites robotically may seem rather mundane Repairing and refueling satellites robotically may seem rather mundane, especially when compared with moon landings, Ma... Read more
The historic handshake between man and machine A NASA robot built to ease the daily lives of astronaut in space greeted its human commander with a hearty handshake Wednesday, along wi... Read more
Real Steel or Dumb Metal? Right from the start let’s agree that the argument of humans or robots is getting close to being a dead heat in some areas. With advances in artificial... Read more
Unmanned commercial spacecraft will soon begin making trips to the International Space Station Despite the grounding of NASA’s storied space shuttle fleet, American spaceships are expe... Read more