Superbugs have colonized the International Space Station—but there's a silver lining
Astronauts leave behind many things when they boldly go. Bacteria, however, stay with them.
Astronauts leave behind many things when they boldly go. Bacteria, however, stay with them.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 19, 2019
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The International Space Station partners have endorsed plans to continue the development of the Gateway, an outpost around the moon that will act as a base to support both robots and astronauts exploring the lunar surface.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2019
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Before the pair of briefcase-sized spacecraft known collectively as MarCO launched last year, their success was measured by survival: If they were able to operate in deep space at all, they would be pushing the limits of ...
Space Exploration
Feb 5, 2019
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On Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean.
Space Exploration
Nov 8, 2018
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In December of 2017, President Donald Trump signed Space Policy Directive-1, in which the president directed NASA "to lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with commercial and international partners to ...
Space Exploration
Oct 1, 2018
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A massive cylindrical habitat may one day house up to four astronauts as they make the trek to deep space.
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2018
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China is working on a super-powerful rocket that would be capable of delivering heavier payloads into low orbit than NASA, a leading Chinese space expert was quoted as saying Monday.
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2018
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Astronauts soon will have new experiments to conduct related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research when the research arrives at the International Space Station following the 4:44 a.m. EDT (1:44 ...
Space Exploration
May 22, 2018
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In deep space, accurate timekeeping is vital to navigation, but many spacecraft lack precise timepieces on board. For 20 years, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has been perfecting a clock. It's not ...
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2018
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Although NASA has made progress toward the overall space exploration science priorities recommended in a 2011 decadal survey by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the space agency should raise ...
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2017
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