Space Exploration Technologies

Bigelow Gives You A Chance To Be A Simulated Astronaut. Here’s How To Apply

Bigelow -- that company that has two inflatable structures in orbit and that plans to add an inflatable room to…

11 years ago

Can Astronauts Fix The Space Station In Two Spacewalks? Watch Live Tuesday To Find Out

Two astronauts are oh-so-close to fixing the International Space Station cooling system that shut down Dec. 11. NASA astronauts Mike…

11 years ago

Groovy! Martian Moon Shows Off Its Weird Stripes In New Video

After seeing Phobos imaged from the surface of the Red Planet by Mars Curiosity, now we're lucky to get a…

11 years ago

This Hilarious Conversation With A Space Robot Makes Kirobo Seem Almost Human

Just how human-sounding is Kirobo, the first talking robot on the station? This amusing conversation, recorded on the International Space…

11 years ago

Astronauts Get Three Spacewalks As An Early Christmas Present

The week before Christmas will be full of spacewalk preparations for Expedition 38 as they get ready to remove and…

11 years ago

Space Shows Up Prominently in What the World Searched for in 2013

For the past 13 years, Google has put together their annual "Zeitgeist" lists -- “signs of the times” as to…

11 years ago

Second Monkey Travels Safely To Space And Back, Iran Reports

Iran's space program reportedly launched its second monkey into space on a 15-minute flight on Saturday (Dec. 14). Reports from the…

11 years ago

UPDATE: NASA Pushes Back Cygnus Launch Decision Due To Space Station Cooling Problem

The decision to launch a cargo flight to the International Space Station next week has been pushed back until Monday…

11 years ago