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Astronauts return to American section of ISS following suspected ammonia leak
Posted in Science on 15th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Astronauts took shelter in Russian compartments of the ISS as operators attempted to discern if the alarm was a toxic leak.
From runway to orbit and back
Posted in Hardware on 5th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
A spaceplane, a craft that can take off from a runway like an aeroplane, fly up into orbit to deliver a payload, and then glide back to Earth for a runway landing. Nothing has ever come of them. Even so, the dream persists.
We Found a New and Cheaper Way to Get to Mars
Posted in Science on 25th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
There are reasons why getting from Earth to Mars is hard, among them are 1) the massive amount of fuel needed and 2) a launch window that is limited to every 26 months.
NASA is 3D printing things in space like crazy
Posted in Hardware on 25th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
A month later, the printer has produced 20 objects based on 13 different blueprints.
The First 3D Printer in Space 3D Printed its First Object
Posted in Hardware on 26th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Humans are now manufacturing things in space. This has never been done before.