http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Buzz Aldrin, the American astronaut who was the second man to walk on the Moon, said Wednesday that the United States must lead the way toward building a permanent settlement on Mars. http://phys.org/news287253484.html Space & Earth Wed, 08 May 2013 17:38:10 EST news287253484 The Boeing Company of Houston, a NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner, has successfully completed a preliminary design review (PDR) of the component that would connect the company's new crew capsule to its rocket. http://phys.org/news284629231.html Space & Earth Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:40:36 EST news284629231 A great offshoot from commercial space companies getting a foothold in real missions to orbit is that the old entrepreneurial space spirit seems to have been revived. People are attempting to develop and build what could be breakout space technologies, sometimes in their garages or basements. A new Kickstarter project is especially exciting, as it is looking to build a prototype electric pulsed plasma jet thruster, and the engineers behind the project say this could be used for reliable, high performance, low cost interplanetary space transportation. http://phys.org/news271062796.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:13:28 EST news271062796 SpaceX is scheduled to launch the first of its 12 contracted cargo flights to the International Space Station in October, 2012. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced Thursday at Kennedy Space Center that SpaceX is now fully certified to ferry cargo to the space station. While the company's Dragon capsule did bring cargo to the ISS during its initial flight in May, that was considered just a test flight. Now comes a series of 'real' cargo runs. http://phys.org/news265017574.html Space & Earth Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:00:25 EST news265017574 The Dragon space capsule, which has launched a new era of commercial spaceflight, completed its first tests before its scheduled docking at the International Space Station, NASA said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news257005111.html Space & Earth Wed, 23 May 2012 15:18:41 EST news257005111 The main parachutes deploy for Boeing's crew capsule during a parachute drop test on May 2, 2012. This is the second successful parachute drop test for its Crew Space Transportation (CST) spacecraft, part of Boeing's effort to develop commercial crew transportation capabilities that could ferry U.S. astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station. http://phys.org/news255771887.html Space & Earth Wed, 09 May 2012 08:44:53 EST news255771887 The Boeing Company successfully completed the second parachute drop test for its Crew Space Transportation (CST) spacecraft Wednesday, part of its effort to develop commercial crew transportation capabilities that could ferry U.S. astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit (LEO) and the International Space Station. http://phys.org/news255321945.html Space & Earth Fri, 04 May 2012 03:45:57 EST news255321945 NASA, Astrium Space Transportation and NanoRacks LLC are teaming up to expand the research capability of the International Space Station through delivery of a small commercial centrifuge facility that will conduct molecular and cellular investigations on plant and animal tissue. http://phys.org/news248592941.html Space & Earth Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:36:05 EST news248592941 (PhysOrg.com) -- Boeing unveiled its plans for a capsule spacecraft for ferrying astronauts and cargo to space stations at the biennial Farnborough International Air Show in the UK on July 19th. The craft is designed to fill the gap that will be left when the NASA space shuttles are retired from service next year. http://phys.org/news198996773.html Space & Earth Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:00:01 EST news198996773