News tagged with human space travel

Atlantis blasts off on end-of-era spaceflight

Atlantis blazed a path into history Friday as it rocketed off the launch pad for a final time, marking the last-ever liftoff of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 5

NASA sends phones, cells, spores and more to space on last shuttle

NASA's Ames Research Center will send a variety of life science experiments and technology demonstrations aboard the final space shuttle to better our understanding of how robots can help humans live and work in space and ...

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created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

NASA needs new 'breakthrough,' says Obama

NASA needs new technology breakthroughs to revitalize its mission to explore the universe, President Barack Obama said Wednesday as the shuttle Atlantis was preparing for its final mission.

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created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 30

Microscopic worms could help open up travel into deep space

(PhysOrg.com) -- A space flight by millions of microscopic worms could help us overcome the numerous threats posed to human health by space travel. The Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) have also given experts an insight ...

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created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Copenhagen suborbitals upcoming launch attempt in June

Copenhagen Suborbitals hopes to launch the world’s first amateur-built rocket for human space travel and have announced an upcoming launch window for their Tycho Brahe capsule. The window extends from ...

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created May 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2