Space Flight
How Knot Theory Can Help Spacecraft Can Change Orbits Without Using Fuel
When a spacecraft arrives at its destination, it settles into an orbit for science operations. But after the primary mission…
NASA’s Next Solar Sail is About to Go to Space
Everyone knows that solar energy is free and almost limitless here on Earth. The same is true for spacecraft operating…
NASA is Done Setting Fires Inside its Doomed Cargo Spacecraft
Fire on a spacecraft can be catastrophic. It can spread quickly in a confined space, and for trapped astronauts, there…
Space Force Chooses its First “Guardian” to go to Space
Although the U.S. Space Force is tasked with military operations in regards to space, they've never actually sent one of…
How Could Laser-Driven Lightsails Remain Stable?
How can we send spacecraft to other star systems? One proposed by Breakthrough Foundation is the Starshot, which uses high-powered…
Iran Sent a Capsule Capable of Holding Animals into Orbit.
Despite popular opinion, the first animals in space were not dogs or chimps, they were fruit flies launched by the…
Astronauts Could Wear a Device to Prevent Disorientation in Space
A recent study published in Frontiers in Physiology examines how vibrating wearable devices, known as vibrotactors, can be used to…
We Don't Know Enough About the Biomedical Challenges of Deep Space Exploration
Although humans have flown to space for decades, the missions have primarily been in low-Earth orbit, with just a handful…
Spacecraft Could be Equipped With Tiny Thrusters That Use Water for Propellant
Engineers working with the European Space Agency have developed a new thruster design smaller than the tip of your finger.…
Crew-7 Reaches the International Space Station
SpaceX Crew-7, the next group of four astronauts, are now on board the International Space Station, and this diverse crew…