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Space Shipyards Could Build Missions in OrbitSpace Shipyards Could Build Missions in Orbit

Space Shipyards Could Build Missions in Orbit

A classic scene from several high sci-fi movies and shows is when the characters approach their new spaceship in space…

1 month ago
A Flexible, Adaptable Space MetamaterialA Flexible, Adaptable Space Metamaterial

A Flexible, Adaptable Space Metamaterial

Researchers have discovered how to make a new kind of metamaterial reconfigure itself without tangling itself up in knots, opening…

1 month ago
Specialized Materials Could Passively Control the Internal Temperature of Space HabitatsSpecialized Materials Could Passively Control the Internal Temperature of Space Habitats

Specialized Materials Could Passively Control the Internal Temperature of Space Habitats

Areas of space have wildly different temperatures depending on whether they are directly in sunlight or not. For example, temperatures…

6 months ago
A Human Migration to Space is NOT so Inevitable, says New ResearchA Human Migration to Space is NOT so Inevitable, says New Research

A Human Migration to Space is NOT so Inevitable, says New Research

A new study looks at what it takes to survive beyond Earth, raising serious questions about whether or not human…

2 years ago
Ready to Leave Low Earth Orbit? Prototype Construction Begins for a Deep Space HabitatReady to Leave Low Earth Orbit? Prototype Construction Begins for a Deep Space Habitat

Ready to Leave Low Earth Orbit? Prototype Construction Begins for a Deep Space Habitat

As part of NASA's NextSTEP-2 program, Lockheed Martin was recently awarded a Phase II contract to continue work on their…

8 years ago
Is Human Hibernation Possible? Going to Sleep for Long Duration SpaceflightIs Human Hibernation Possible? Going to Sleep for Long Duration Spaceflight

Is Human Hibernation Possible? Going to Sleep for Long Duration Spaceflight

We know trips in space will take a long time. Can we go to sleep for the journey and then…

8 years ago
Construction Tips from a Type 2 Engineer: Collaboration with Isaac ArthurConstruction Tips from a Type 2 Engineer: Collaboration with Isaac Arthur

Construction Tips from a Type 2 Engineer: Collaboration with Isaac Arthur

Fraser Cain and Isaac Arthur team up again to bring you another epic collaboration. This time, it’s construction tips from…

8 years ago