NASA

NASA Signs $490 Million Contract With Russia to carry US astronauts to the International Space Station

Posted in Science on 6th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

The US has been dependent on Russia for ISS access since it ended its space shuttle program in 2012.

'Lunar Icecube' spacecraft could help NASA build a mine on the moon

Posted in Hardware on 4th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

By turning water into rocket fuel, colonizing the moon could practically pay for itself.

Mars orbiter prepares for next year's InSight lander arrival

Posted in Science on 30th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

The InSight Mars lander mission may be more than a year away, but NASA is already moving its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to provide communications during the landing.

A New Way to Prepare Samples of Mars for Return to the Earth

Posted in Science on 27th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Mars 2020, NASAs next and yet-to-be-named Mars rover, will be the first mission to collect and prepare samples of the martian surface for return to Earth.

Most powerful rocket ever edges closer to lift-off

Posted in Science on 25th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) has completed its critical design review; a major stepping stone on the way to becoming certified for manned spaceflight.