space

NASA Funds Plan to Turn Used Rocket Fuel Tanks Into Space Habitats

Posted in Science on 23rd Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

NASA has selected six partner companies to develop full-sized ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats.

A new machinne learning algorithm can be used to detect poverty from space

Posted in Software on 22nd Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

Attempting to assist people living in poverty could be made easier using satellite imagery and machine learning.

Van Allen probes capture how Earth's radiation belts respond to giant solar storm

Posted in Hardware on 22nd Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

Understanding how the belts work is becoming more important as the world becomes more dependent on satellite technology.

Chinese scientists study viability of manned radar station on the moon

Posted in Science on 22nd Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

The moon has been suggested to have numerous advantages over satellites or a space station as an earth observation platform.

With the installation of the Docking Adapter, the ISS is ready for the private spaceflight era

Posted in Science on 21st Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

space station transitions from the era of Space Shuttle transportation to that of privatized spaceflight.