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Small Biz Award Funds Space Travel Refrigerator

Microgravity testing

An industry-university team is testing a compact refrigerator that works in weightless conditions and keeps food cold during long space missions. . . . → Read More: Small Biz Award Funds Space Travel Refrigerator

Space Mission Testing Sail to Return Launch Vehicles

Drag sail time lapse

A space mission in November will test a device that works like a sail to bring back launch vehicles faster, designed by university aerospace lab and start-up company. . . . → Read More: Space Mission Testing Sail to Return Launch Vehicles

Retina Implant, Stem Cell Studies Set for Space Station

International Space Station

A company providing laboratory modules for biomedical research on the International Space Station received funding from NASA for three new projects. . . . → Read More: Retina Implant, Stem Cell Studies Set for Space Station

Coffee, Hemp Cells Set for Space Station Study

Coffee beans

A company is sending cell cultures from hemp and coffee plants to the International Space Station to test effects of weightlessness on the plants’ gene expression. . . . → Read More: Coffee, Hemp Cells Set for Space Station Study

Infographic – More Low Orbit Satellites in Space

Space satellites chart

According to UCS, low-earth orbit satellites — those with altitudes of 500 to 2,000 kilometers — account for two-thirds (66%) of the 2,218 systems in flight. . . . → Read More: Infographic – More Low Orbit Satellites in Space

Infographic – More Data Show a Warming Planet

Global earth temperatures

A chart posted on Friday by Statista provides yet another sign our planet is getting dangerously warmer. . . . → Read More: Infographic – More Data Show a Warming Planet

Heart Tissue 3-D Printed in Space Station

Jessica Meir with bioprinter

A patch of human heart tissue returned to earth today after being produced with a three-dimensional printing system on the International Space Station. . . . → Read More: Heart Tissue 3-D Printed in Space Station

Start-Up Lands Grant to Clean-Up Space Debris

Dragsail illustration

A company founded earlier this year is receiving a small-business grant from NASA for a technology to remove small satellites and other debris from space. . . . → Read More: Start-Up Lands Grant to Clean-Up Space Debris

Early Space Bio-Experiments Detailed in New Book

Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17

A new book by David Warmflash, MD tells about interactions and experiences of humans with the moon, from legends and myths in ancient civilizations to projections for future colonies. . . . → Read More: Early Space Bio-Experiments Detailed in New Book

Tissue Chip Experiments Set for Space Station

Astronaut with tissue chip

A collection of 4 new tissue chip experiments are among the payloads to be sent next week to the International Space Station or ISS. . . . → Read More: Tissue Chip Experiments Set for Space Station