The latest information on spaceships, satellites, the International Space Station, astronauts and space travel.
China’s re-usable Space Plane
China’s re-usable space plane could fly into orbit from a traditional runway by 2020.
Learning to Walk in Space
Engineers and astronauts conducted testing in both light and darkness to mimic the 90 minute day-night cycle the astronauts experience in orbit.
MIT’s prize-winning Martian City design
MIT students and postdocs wins an international competition focused on building sustainable cities for Mars.
Elon Musk ‘destroys’ Jeff Bezos
Watch in this video Elon Musk ‘destroying’ Jeff Bezos…
Saudi Arabia plans big investment in Virgin’s space tourism
Saudi Arabia plans $1 billion investment in Virgin’s space tourism and to a space-centric entertainment center.
Studying the Genetics of Organisms in Space
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, organisms in a Petri plate are exposed to blue excitation lighting in a Spectrum prototype unit.
Elon Musk’s Basic Economics
Elon Musk’s Basic Economics…
NASA’s new Ion Thruster smashes records
Advanced space engine Ion thruster has broken the records for operating current, power and thrust.
Elon Musk explains Raptor Engine – video
Elon Musk: “SpaceX propulsion just achieved first firing of the Raptor interplanetary transport engine.”
Domed Mars colony with Vertical Forests
A Vertical Forest on Mars that will be well flooded by water, if humanity will not be capable to reverse the warming of the planet.