Tag: space
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Small Biz Award Funds Space Travel Refrigerator
An industry-university team is testing a compact refrigerator that works in weightless conditions and keeps food cold during long space missions.
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Space Mission Testing Sail to Return Launch Vehicles
A space mission in November will test a device that works like a sail to bring back launch vehicles faster, designed by university aerospace lab and start-up company.
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Retina Implant, Stem Cell Studies Set for Space Station
A company providing laboratory modules for biomedical research on the International Space Station received funding from NASA for three new projects.
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Coffee, Hemp Cells Set for Space Station Study
A company is sending cell cultures from hemp and coffee plants to the International Space Station to test effects of weightlessness on the plants’ gene expression.
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Infographic – More Low Orbit Satellites in Space
According to UCS, low-earth orbit satellites — those with altitudes of 500 to 2,000 kilometers — account for two-thirds (66%) of the 2,218 systems in flight.
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Infographic – More Data Show a Warming Planet
A chart posted on Friday by Statista provides yet another sign our planet is getting dangerously warmer.
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Heart Tissue 3-D Printed in Space Station
A patch of human heart tissue returned to earth today after being produced with a three-dimensional printing system on the International Space Station.
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Start-Up Lands Grant to Clean-Up Space Debris
A company founded earlier this year is receiving a small-business grant from NASA for a technology to remove small satellites and other debris from space.
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Early Space Bio-Experiments Detailed in New Book
A new book by David Warmflash, MD tells about interactions and experiences of humans with the moon, from legends and myths in ancient civilizations to projections for future colonies.
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Tissue Chip Experiments Set for Space Station
A collection of 4 new tissue chip experiments are among the payloads to be sent next week to the International Space Station or ISS.