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NASA seeks to understand vision changes due to microgravity

Posted in Medicine on 7th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

NASA hopes that a new experiment will shed light on the causes of vision loss and deformation to the structure of the eye often suffered by astronauts during a stay on the ISS.

Tech demo lets you visit the International Space Station in VR

Posted in Games on 1st Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Earthlight lets you explore the outside of the International Space Station through an Oculus Rift headset, with Microsoft Kinect 2 motion tracking of your hands and arms.

NASA is making parking spots on the space station for commercial space taxis

Posted in Hardware on 20th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

The International Space Station is getting a makeover starting this week.

Off World 3D Printing Is How Humans Will Colonize Space

Posted in Hardware on 7th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

3D printing has recently emerged as a force poised to disrupt a significant portion of the $10 trillion global manufacturing industry.

SpaceX and Boeing should fly manned crews to the space station starting in 2017

Posted in Hardware on 29th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

Spacecraft testing and increasingly complex flights will pave the way for missions during the next few years to the International Space Station.