Jun 08 Watch 5:52 NASA scientists try to stop space fires -- by setting them By PBS News Hour Confined spaces, low gravity and high concentrations of oxygen mean any unexpected fire on a space station could well be a death sentence, especially since fire extinguishers aren’t very effective away from Earth. So NASA scientists are trying to develop… Continue watching
Feb 20 Record number of Americans apply to be astronauts, NASA says By Michael D. Regan A record number of potential astronauts applied for NASA's space program, eclipsing a number that had been set nearly 40 years ago. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 2:18 Will 3D printing in space allow us to build new worlds? By PBS News Hour So far, space travel is limited because we have to transport everything we need using rockets. But what if we could build whatever we needed? Jason Dunn, whose company built the first 3D printer to operate in space, shares his… Continue watching
Feb 02 Does spaceflight accelerate immune system aging? By Justin Scuiletti According to a new study, spaceflight may have detrimental effects on the immune system. Continue reading
Jan 12 'Close but no cigar' for SpaceX rocket bumpy landing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On Saturday, SpaceX's fifth resupply capsule successfully docked at the ISS. But part of the mission was a flop. Continue reading
Nov 02 Virgin Galactic's 'SpaceshipTwo' had 'in-flight separation' before crash By Carey Reed The Virgin Galactic test flight that crashed in California's Mojave desert last week began breaking apart mid-air, according to officials from the National Transportation Safety Board, which launched its investigation Saturday. … Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Astronaut Hadfield shares 'unbeatable point of inspiration' he found in space Astronaut Hadfield shares 'unbeatable point of inspiration' he found in space… Continue watching