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Space Exploration
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NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit – here’s what to expect and why it’s important
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the…
Why SpaceX Is A Game Changer For NASA
Apart from its recent history-setting feat, here’s another reason why SpaceX is valuable to NASA. The National Aeronautics…
SpaceX Astronaut Launch: Here’s The Rocket Science It Must Get Right
Two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, will make history by travelling to the International Space Station…
Where The International Space Station’s Visitors Come From
These countries have sent the highest number of individuals to visit the International Space Station. These are the…
Space Exploration Is Still The Brightest Hope-Bringer We Have
I am one of the few African-American aerospace engineers who helped design the Apollo spaceships that took men…
50 Years After Apollo 11, Why Haven’t We Gone Back To The Moon?
Fifty years have passed since the first moon landing on July 20, 1969 by Apollo 11 and the…
Space Tourism: What’s In Store For Us
A few weeks ago, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that it will open the International…
Missions To The Moon
Since Neil Armstrong’s first landing, other countries have since sent their own missions to explore the Moon. Over…
A Step Closer To Living In Mars? Here’s The Winner Of NASA’s Mars Habitat Challenge
We humans have always been fascinated by space exploration. In the past years, there have been numerous programs…
How 3D-Printing Robots Will Get Mars Home-Ready For Our Arrival
NASA has tentative plans for a manned mission to Mars sometime in the 2030s. Between now and then,…
To Boldly Go Toward New Frontiers, We First Need To Learn From Our Colonial Past
How should we understand the idea of the frontier in the contemporary world, with spacecraft sailing beyond the solar…
Three Enlightenment About Earth From Astronauts
“My first view of Earth happened a few seconds after launch,” says scientist Helen Sharman, the first British…
8 Amazing Places You Can Visit ‘Mars’ on Earth
From the ends of the Earth to its subterranean depths, lavanauts, desertnauts, cavenauts, and aquanauts simulate life in…
Space Trekking: What The Future Holds For Interplanetary Travel
Is interplanetary travel possible? — It has been talked about and dreamt of before by so many in…
Cities In Space?
After swingeing budget cuts at NASA, a loose agglomeration of private companies – including Elon Musk’s SpaceX –…