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NASA to use the ISS as a testbed for inflatable living modules

Posted in Science on 25th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Before any sort of experimental gear can go to Mars, it needs to be trialed closer to home.

U.S. and Russian crew arrives at International Space Station

Posted in Science on 20th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, ending a nearly six-hour flight.

SpaceX to launch mission to ISS, with inflatable habitat in tow

Posted in Science on 19th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

The Dragon capsule will carry up supplies and science experiments, including, notably, a test version of Bigelow's inflatable space habitat.

Why NASA is setting fire to a cargo ship in space

Posted in Science on 18th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Before Cygnus breaks apart above the Earth, NASA is going to intentionally set it on fire.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly breaks American spaceflight record

Posted in Science on 2nd Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

After 340 days on the International Space Station, Scott Kelly has spent more continuous time in space than any other American astronaut.