Month: February 2017

  • Taking the Search for Life to Europa

    Taking the Search for Life to Europa

      NASA has recently described what could well become man’s next big step in the search for extraterrestrial life elsewhere in our solar system. In 2016, NASA’s Planetary Science Division was instructed by the US Congress to look into the feasibility of sending a spacecraft to Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, with the aim of…

  • Algae Survives 530 Days in Outer Space

    Algae Survives 530 Days in Outer Space

      A particular species of algae found in the Arctic Circle have successfully survived in outer space for a period of 530 days. Of course, these algae are accustomed to dealing with severe weather conditions, but despite the fact that the Arctic Circle is a very hostile environment, it is not as hostile as outer…

  • Race to the Red Planet Moves Up a Gear

    Race to the Red Planet Moves Up a Gear

      NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) reached two significant milestones in recent days, and in doing so, it has put the agency firmly back in the race to Mars. The agency has announced that all work platforms outside the launch vehicle have now been installed. This is seen as being a huge achievement, considering that…

  • NASA’s New “Poop Suit” Set for a Trip Into Space

    NASA’s New “Poop Suit” Set for a Trip Into Space

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      NASA has recently announced their intention to use a newly developed “Poop Suit” when the Orion spacecraft carries a crew into space sometime in. The agency recently ran a completion where competitors were required to design an in-suit waste disposal system, with the winner getting a $30,000 cash reward. In order to qualify for…

  • SpaceX Set to Launch from Historic NASA Launch Pad

    SpaceX Set to Launch from Historic NASA Launch Pad

      SpaceX is set to launch a rocket from the historic Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. If everything goes according to plan, the rocket will lift off on Feb, 18 and it will be the company’s 10th resupply mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX has been modifying the pad for some time…

  • How Space Affects Astronauts

    How Space Affects Astronauts

      Scott Kelly spent a well-documented year in space, as his identical brother spent the same time here on Earth. The study was to determine the effects that space has on the human body. Both in the physiological sense and the psychological. What researchers have discovered so far is that Scott’s white blood cells grew…