Space Exploration Technologies
Plans for a Modular Martian Base that Would Provide its own Radiation Shielding
At this year's AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, engineer Marco Peroni presented his proposal for a modular Martian…
A Japanese Company is About to Test a Tiny Space Elevator… in Space
A team of Japanese engineers recently constructed a scale-model of a space elevator, which will be sent to the ISS…
Spinning Heat Shield Concept Could Provide a Lightweight Way to Survive Atmospheric Re-entry
A team from the University of Manchester recently tested their prototype for a spinning heat shield, a lightweight, compact design…
Look at This Adorable Pen-Sized Booster, Perfect for Tiny Satellites
The Fenix propulsion system, a pen-sized thruster designed by Italian tech company D-Orbit, could revolutionize the way CubeSats operate in…
NASA is Looking for New Ways to Deal With Trash on Deep Space Missions
NASA is currently partnering with companies to develop technologies for dealing with garbage during long-duration space flights.
Astronaut Scott Tingle Was Able To Control A Ground-Based Robot… From Space.
The ESA is working on artificially intelligent robots that could be controlled from a distance by astronauts. The pair could…
Special Skinsuits Could Help Astronauts Avoid Back Pain When Their Spines Expand In Space
The microgravity in space makes astronauts' spines to elongate, causing back pain. A new SkinSuit being developed by the European…
SpaceX Performs an Experimental High Retrothrust and Survives a Water Landing
Bonus Rocket! This rocket was conducting a very high retro-thrust landing over water, and it wasn't expected to survive that…
Microbes May Help Astronauts Turn Human Waste Into Food
Researchers at Penn State are developing methods of turning human waste into food. And microbes, not plants, would provide the…
SpaceX Resuming Launches from Damaged Pad 40 on Dec. 4 with Station Resupply Flight for NASA; Covert Zuma Remains on Hold
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – After postponing last week’s liftoff of the covert ‘Zuma’ spy satellite due to last minute…