Tethers Unlimited sent me this update on the installation of the Refabricator 3D printer on the International Space Station: Refabricator Installed on the ISS Tethers Unlimited Announces Successful Installation of the First Recycler-3D Printer On-Board the ISS Bothell, WA, 8 February […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Here is NASA’s latest Space to Ground report on activities related to the International Space Station: A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship has been berthed to the ISS since it arrived on November 19th following the launch from NASA Wallops Island […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NASA restarts the Space to Ground reports on activities related to the International Space Station: Here is an animation showing the assembly of the ISS: Assembling the International Space Station pic.twitter.com/yVCRL3HqhN — Universal-Sci (@universal_sci) December 24, 2018 Here is a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Videos: Greenhouse lettuce for Antarctica + Greenhouse citrus for Nebraska
The TMRO Science program recently had an interesting long-distance conversation with Paul Zaber, a scientist working with the EDEN-ISS project in Antarctica. The project involves operating a greenhouse in Antarctica to learn how foods can be grown more effectively in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is this week’s Space to Ground report from NASA about activities related to the International Space Station: As mentioned in the Space to Ground video, ISS Expedition 57 crew members, Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the latest episode of NASA’s weekly Space to Ground report on activities related to the International Space Station: ** More about the rather unusual EVA by two cosmonauts this week, which involved rough cutting of insulation on a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
China heads for the Moon’s far side, NASA listens to Martian winds, and a Dragon arrives at the ISS
Lots of activity in space this weekend: ** Moon: China launched on Friday the Chang’e-4 mission to the far side of the Moon. The 3,780 kg package includes a lander (1,200 kg), a rover (140 kg). This will be the first […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is this week’s episode of NASA’s Space to Ground report on activities related to the International Space Station: This video describes an experiment launched to the ISS on the SpaceX Dragon that will test in-space refueling technologies: The Dragon […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the latest Space to Ground report from NASA on activities related to the International Space Station: ** A brief item about NASA astronaut Anne McClain: What does the game of rugby have to do with spaceflight? Former U.S. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is this week’s episode of NASA’s Space to Ground report on activities related to the International Space Station: NASA promotes itself: ==== Check out the Best Selling Electronics at Amazon
Zero G Kitchen is a new company that’s aiming to develop appliances for food preparation in space: Zero G Kitchen Prepares to Launch its First Appliance to Space First Open Kitchen in Space – For Researchers, Educators, Companies NEW YORK, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest Space to Ground report from NASA on activities related to the International Space Station: ** A video about biological research in microgravity on the ISS with “Tissue Chips”: A small device that contains human cells in a 3D […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the latest episode of NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station: On Wednesday, the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI” (HTV) cargo module departed from the ISS. The module berthed to the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest episode of NASA’s Space to Ground report on activities related to the International Space Station: An update on the latest NASA class of astronauts: ==== Telescopes and Binoculars at Amazon
The two most recent Space to Ground reports from NASA on activities related to the International Space Station: A brief video about research aboard the ISS ==== Einstein’s Monsters: The Life and Times of Black Holes
Earth images from the ISS combined with the music of Paul Simon’s “The Sounds of Silence” as performed by Disturbed: The Sound (& Visions) of Silence ==== The High Frontier: An Easier Way
This video is about Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico and the efforts by ISS crew member and Puerto Rican native Joe Acaba to boost the morale of youth on the island: When Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gigantic in-space habitats proposed by the late Princeton physicist Gerard O’Neill as sites for permanent settlements have inspired many space enthusiasts over the years. Jeff Bezos, for example, plans to spend a big chunk of his Amazon holdings to try […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The earth’s magnetic field and the atmosphere protect life from much of the radiation prevalent in space. That radiation consists primarily of two types: energetic charged particles from the sun and super-energetic particles, typically referred to as galactic cosmic rays […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Astronaut Drew Feustel gives an excellent performance in this music video recorded on the International Space Station with gorgeous views of the earth passing below: NASA astronaut Drew Feustel recorded this music video from space. Feustel launched to the International […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…