October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
... impact. These findings will shed light on the safest ways to manage radiation risk to astronauts for future deep space missions. For example, if the SPE protection methods are found to be exceptionally effective, the inclusion of those measures and...
26 October 2018
Orion's service module ready to be shipped from Europe
... capability, and provide safe re-entry from speeds that can exceed 25,000 mph as astronauts return from deep-space missions. Most of the operations required for day to day living, such as breathing and heating are provided by the...
16 January 2019
China unveils future space plans
... that are exclusively selected to join in. All foreign counterparts are welcome to participate in China’s future lunar and deep space missions, especially those pertaining to the Moon’s south pole, said Li.
12 December 2019
Blue Origin's New Shepard makes 12th test flight
...Blue Origin's ninth commercial payload, which included a recycling experiment to harvest useful gases from common waste on deep space missions, two high school and middle school art experiments and an undergraduate experiment from Columbia University...
March 2016
Captivating hearts and minds
... the American TV series True Blood, which made a synthetic beverage that enabled vampires to ‘live among humans’, deep space missions such as Rosetta could partner with a drinks company on something like a ‘comet water’ fizzy drink. Partnerships like...
14 August 2017
Falcon 9 to launch super-computer and army satellite
... Spaceborne Computer made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The computer could be used to direct astronauts on future deep-space missions. It will be tested in space for one year, roughly the same amount of time that it would take a crewed ship to get...
