A Purdue University industrial engineering doctoral student is among six "crew members" spending the next eight months in a domed habitat on a volcanic landscape mimicking life on a Martian outpost.
Space Exploration
Oct 1, 2014
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Mars isn't the only place in the Solar System that was busy this week with arriving spacecraft. While NASA's MAVEN and ISRO's MOM arrived in orbit around the Red Planet, the International Space Station also welcomed two arriving ...
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2014
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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, including the first woman cosmonaut in 17 years, blasted off on schedule Friday, Russian mission control said.
Space Exploration
Sep 25, 2014
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Who doesn't love an upgrade? Newer, better and oh so shiny is great, but what's really fantastic is when a change unlocks new possibilities. That's the case with NASA's fix-it investigation on the International Space Station, ...
Space Exploration
Aug 12, 2014
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Real astronauts would be jealous: re-entry was just that easy. For the crew members of the Hawai'i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) mission, returning to Earth after four months on simulated Mars was as simple ...
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2014
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Would you like to 'Enter the Dragon' for an up close look inside SpaceX's new 'V2′ crew transport ship to Earth orbit and the space station?
Space Exploration
Jun 6, 2014
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Would like to meet and fly aboard SpaceX's next generation manned Dragon V2 spacecraft?
Space Exploration
Jun 3, 2014
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Why is NASA's Commercial Crew Program to develop private human transport ships to low Earth orbit important?
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2014
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A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man crew docked successfully at the International Space Station on Thursday following a flawless launch.
Space Exploration
May 28, 2014
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Maintaining astronaut bone and muscle health in microgravity is an ongoing concern for NASA, and now the agency is "forcing" the issue with a new investigation.
Space Exploration
May 28, 2014
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