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ESA Astronaut Luca Parmitano will be Controlling a Rover From Space
The ESA has begun conducting experiments as part of their Analog project, which will allow human operators to control robotic…
This Artificial Leaf Turns Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel
Researchers from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, have developed an "artificial leaf" that has the potential to turn carbon emissions…
NASA is Testing a Coating to Help Astronauts and Their Equipment Shed Dangerous Lunar Dust
NASA is developing an advanced new coating that could protect everything from spacecraft systems to astronauts from harmful lunar dust.
NASA Has a New Method For Cooling Down Electronics Crammed Together in a Spacecraft
Engineers at NASA Goddard have completed flight tests on their revolutionary new cooling system, which has the potential to lead…
A Private Company in China Plans to Launch Reusable Rockets by 2021
A Chinese company is planning to launch a rocket with a reusable booster in 2021. The company is called i-Space,…
Now that Many Countries Have the Ability to Destroy Satellites, the US is Figuring Out Ways to Make Them More Armored
With all the advances made in anti-satellite technology, Sandia National Laboratories is seeking partnerships to develop satellites that can defend…
An Army of Tiny Robots Could Assemble Huge Structures in Space
A team from MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) recently unveiled their prototype for a new assembler robot, which…
NASA Has a New, All-Electric Airplane
NASA's first all-electric aircraft - the X-57 Maxwell - was recently delivered to the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC)…
NASA is Going to Test 25 New Technologies in Upcoming Aircraft, Balloon and Sub-Orbital Rocket Flights
NASA's Flight Opportunities program has selected 25 space technologies for further testing. They're testing the technologies on aircraft, balloons, and…
Rocket Lab is Going to try to Re-use its First Stage Booster, Catching it in Mid-air With a Helicopter
CEO Peter Beck of Rocket Lab recently announced that his company will begin retrieving the first stage of its Electron…