The 2021 fiscal was almost unnoticed in part of the ubiquitous spending bill recently passed by NASA, a provision that appears to free the upcoming Europa Clipper mission from the Space Launch System (SLS). According to Space News, the order that the Europa Clipper mission will be launched on the …
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Axiom Space has announced that it is building an office fee park and manufacturing center at Houston Spaceport in Ellington Field. This development is an optimistic sign that, despite the drag on by Congress, a commercial replacement of the International Space Station (ISS) could well take place. As the ISS …
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Could the International Space Station (ISS) be the location for major motion pictures? It looks like the orbital laboratory, which will cost billions of dollars to build and maintain, will play this role. Recently, NASA and its international partners celebrated the 20th anniversary of the human business of the orbiting …
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Arizona State Senator candidate Captain Mark Kelly has an impressive resume. He flew combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. Twice as a mission commander he flew four times on the space shuttle. However, Kelly’s views on space policy, a topic he should be familiar with, given his previous occupation, are …
Read More »The number 4 reactor in ruins at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1987, some 14 months after the disaster. Image: Mark J. Porubcansky (AP) An experiment done aboard the International Space Station demonstrates the potential of a resistant fungus to protect astronauts from cosmic radiation. This mushroom has already …
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