NASA

Steam powered spacecraft could help humans colonise the Moon

Posted in Science on 10th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

In January the European Space Agency announced plans to build a 3D printed lunar village by 2030 made from Moon rock.

Two Bigelow BA330 modules combined would have 72% of the volume of ISS

Posted in Hardware on 10th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

Compared to their volume-mass ratio, expandable modules offer more living space than traditional rigid modules.

NASA is building a new exoplanet-hunting tool

Posted in Hardware on 30th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

The $10 million instrument is expected to start looking for exoplanets in 2019.

The moon base race: senior NASA staff call for lunar station

Posted in Science on 30th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Acknowledging similar Moon base proposals by the Chinese, Russians and ESA, the writers argued that the project would maintain NASAs position as a leader in space research.

Cygnus cargo ship successfully docks with ISS

Posted in Science on 28th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

The Cygnus us scheduled to remain docked at the ISS until May.