Article by Maddy Lauria Photos courtesy of Tyler Van Buren and NASA | Photo illustration by Joy Smoker September 01, 2022
The International Space Station isn't just for astronauts exploring the great beyond. It also offers an opportunity for scientists of all ages and disciplines to test the limits of their research, if they're able to propose a project worthy of the 200-plus-mile trek into space.
Chinese scientist advocates int'l cooperation in space science
BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- A thousand people may have a thousand answers as to why we explore space. For 64-year-old Chinese scientist Wu Ji, exploring space has a more self-reflective meaning.
"When one enters space, one will realize that human beings are an indivisible whole. Regardless of skin color, they have far more in common than they have differences," said Wu, chairman of the Chinese Society of Space Research.
Chinese nuclear reactor could power 10 International Space Stations | Space
China's Ministry of Science and Technology approved a space nuclear reactor project aiming to generate a megawatt of electricity, according to SpaceNews (opens in new tab) .
That's enough space power to keep the equivalent of 10 International Space Stations going, according to a NASA estimate (opens in new tab) showing the complex receives 120 kilowatts of electrical power at most.
Week in Space: NASA is Troubleshooting Everything - ExtremeTech
Welcome to This Week in Space: your favorite Friday morning roundup of space news for cool kids. This week, we’ve got a ton of news from NASA. The agency is troubleshooting equipment from here to the heliopause.
This is quite a busy week for NASA, and it’s not over yet. It’s been playing Whac-a-Mole with problems on multiple fronts. Voyager 1 mission scientists solved one problem, only to discover another. There’s also news from Perseverance about some surprising Martian geology.
Missouri professors, retired astronaut hope NASA's Artemis I inspires new generations about space
The prospect of returning to the moon excites some professors at the University of Missouri and Missouri University of Science and Technology, including a retired astronaut.
NASA has set a launch window starting at 1:17 p.m. Saturday for the Artemis I launch, though some reports indicated that weather may prevent it.
This team of amateurs built a satellite that NASA is taking to space
Such accomplishments will require affordable and reliable deep space communication. That's where Tampa comes in.
A team of mostly amateurs from around the country—but based out of Tampa—built a CubeSat, which is a miniature, cubed-shaped satellite used in space exploration in recent years.
SpaceX wins another $1.4 billion from NASA to fly missions to International Space Station
Sept. 1 (UPI) -- NASA has awarded five new missions to private exploration company SpaceX in a deal worth $1.4 billion that will transport astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station over the next eight years.
The contracts were awarded as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract (CCtCap), an initiative that opens the door for business with the private sector, the space agency said.
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