Space Station
For the Last Time in Texas: Endeavour Pit-Stops at Fort Worth
[/caption]Having flown out of Edwards Air Force Base in California early Wednesday morning, Space Shuttle Endeavour is stopping over at…
Cheers! Japanese Brewery Produces Space Beer… But What’s the Point?
[/caption]For the first time, beer brewed totally from barley grown in space can be enjoyed on terra firma. The Japanese-owned…
Good News and Great Pictures from STS-126
[/caption] Seemingly, the current space shuttle mission, STS-126, has been all about two things: recycling and restoring. The crew has…
Spiders Adapt to Space, Weaving a Near-Perfect Web
[/caption]The educational experiment currently being carried out on the space station has just returned a surprise result. It would appear…
Space Station Urine Recycler Breaks Down
[/caption]The system has only just been installed and it is already broken down. Unfortunately, the crew of the International Space…
Air Quality Sensor to be Tested on ISS for Future Missions to Moon and Mars
[/caption]Air quality is a serious issue for any space-based activity. After all, if a harmful gas is leaked into the…
10 Years of the ISS in Pictures
[/caption] Ten years ago today the Russian built Zarya control module was launched into space and the International Space Station…
Lost in Space: Tool Bag Overboard, Spider Missing
A tool bag floated away in space as spacewalking astronauts worked outside the International Space Station Tuesday. Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper had…
Student Built Agricultural Camera Heading to the Space Station
[/caption] A new camera that will assist farmers, ranchers, foresters and educators is heading to the International Space Station. Students…
Studying the Life Cycle of Butterflies and Spiders in Space
[/caption] Space biology experiments have just arrived in the classroom. With a focus on hundreds of K-12 students, a University…