“RING Leaders” in Space – Testing a New Propulsion Idea
A research project — Resonant Inductive Near-field Generation System, or RINGS – is a new electromagnetic propulsion technology. The idea could revolutionize the capabilities of satellites and future spacecraft by reducing reliance on propellants and extending...Russian Spacewalk Readies Space Station for new Science Module
Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin strung power and data cables outside the International Space Station’s Russian segment on Friday to provide Russia’s future Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module with electricity and Ethernet connectivity...Space Station Crew Berths Japanese Cargo Capsule
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station welcomed the arrival of a Japanese re-supply capsule on Friday. NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, positioned at the controls of the station’s Canadian robot arm, captured the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s...NASA to Celebrate Curiosity Anniversary With Aug. 6 Webcast
The U. S. Curiosity rover will mark a triumphant first anniversary on the surface of Mars on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The anniversary activities will include a live NASA Webcast featuring top agency officials as well as astronauts aboard the International Space Station...Russian Space Freighter Delivers U.S. Space Suit Repair Tools
Russia’s Progress 52 supply capsule docked with the International Space Station late Saturday, delivering a NASA tool kit to deal with the worrisome water leak that cut short a July 16 spacewalk by European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano among the 2.8...Satellite Imagery Used to Show Earth’s “Hotspots” and “Hopespots”
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Bella Gaia are launching a short film titled Hotspots to Hopespots – a multimedia presentation of scientific data and images on the planet’s changing environment. As changes to ecosystems and the...NASA Opens Probe into Space Suit Leak
NASA appointed a Mishap Investigation Board on Tuesday to unravel a July 16 space suit leak that released at least a liter of water, much of it into the helmet of European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano. NASA’s Mission Control was forced to short...Astronauts Join Space Suit Leak Probe
European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano joined in a NASA investigation of the leak that allowed one to two liters of water to seep into his space suit and helmet during a spacewalk with NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy on Tuesday. The planned six to seven hour...FY-Eye: NASA’s Image Detective System!
A creative new website is available from NASA that can help improve your own feature-spotting skills and geographical knowledge about our planet – a plus in readying yourself for your own space tourism flight in Earth orbit. Meanwhile, you can also help the Crew Earth...Space Talk
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