How to Go to Space, Explained in the Simplest Way Possible
Going to space is hard. This computer movie will explain how to get there using only the 1000 words in our language people use the most.
Going to space is hard. This computer movie will explain how to get there using only the 1000 words in our language people use the most.
Now this is some engineering. You’re looking at a model—though sadly, not a working one—of the propulsion systems that will power the Orion European Service Module (ESM). Orion is NASA’s next deep space exploration vehicle, and it will launch atop a new Space Launch System rocket on Exploration Mission-1 in 2018.
NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft is one of the most extravagant cargo planes in the world, and it likes to eat spaceship parts for breakfast. Read More >>
It was just over a year ago that the unmanned rocket exploded seconds after launch
Worse! It looks like a haunted human skull.
There's a lot of tediousness involved when you're an astronaut in space, but, as these GIFs show, every now and then the astronauts get to kick back and have some fun.
It’s one thing to send a rover to Mars. It’s another to send a biologically fragile human body.
The answer is yes...and no! It all depends on your definition of “on call.”
Patrick Rawlings' cheerful renditions of space exploration actually look like they're stills from The Martian. Read More >>
That'll save use the effort of sending extra resources for people to live on the red planet.
Look at Curiosity. Now, look at Curiosity’s shadow. Notice anything? Read More >>
The so-called Technology Transfer Program has been around for a while, but this week NASA announced a new effort to pair its patents with startups.
In The Martian, Mark Watney claims to be “the great botanist” on Mars—but is he really?
When we see new images showing how NASA is moving ahead with their Orion Programme there is often a Project Apollo feeling, because of the similarities between the two US space missions. Read More >>
NASA’s current suits—and suit-testing protocols—aren’t up to snuff, and it wants your help making something better.
We speak with space experts to learn about the biggest health risks facing astronauts, and what we can do to mitigate them.
