January 2018
SLS ushers transformation of deep space exploration
...changing spaceflight capability, enabling mission profiles that are currently impossible to become possible. Conceived and designed for exploration of deep space, the primary purpose of SLS is to enable NASA’s journey to Mars and propel humans beyond...
May 2017
Growing plants without gravity
... these space experiments provided the necessary information to allow astronauts to control moisture for the first time in human spaceflight history. If at first you don’t succeed… During lengthy flights an experiment where something is grown can find...
February 2018
Journey of inspiration
...photography and music have always been a part of human spaceflight. Other art forms occurred more rarely during the early...He is a hugely talented painter and his artwork presents his spaceflight experience like a beautiful gift he wants to share. If ...
May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
... space science and technology that has been possible as a member of ESA, including human spaceflight. The British government published a draft Spaceflight Bill in February. As an advocate for space research, exploration and development, I have always...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
... and higher education. Chris Culbert has spent more than 30 years developing technologies and systems for human spaceflight at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He is currently the Chief Technologist for Johnson Space Center, responsible for coordinating...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... In addition to its scientific mission, NASA and its international partners have accumulated decades of human spaceflight activity data related to health, interactions, collaborations, communications, psychological stressors and group dynamics. Space...
