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07/15/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Green thumb in space: NASA has decided that gardening in space is crucial for the next generation of explorers
Aside from having to adjust to an environment that’s vastly different from Earth’s, future explorers will have to learn how to grow their own food so they can have access to vegetables while they’re exploring space. However, this isn’t as easy as cultivating a garden in your backyard. In space, astronauts will have to deal […]
05/29/2018
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By Edsel Cook
NASA to award first contract for its lunar “Gateway” program by early 2019
NASA is making significant headway in its plan to return humans to the Moon. In a Bloomberg report, the space agency will issue the initial contract for its lunar “Gateway” program in 2019. “Gateway” is the nickname of the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, the planned space station that NASA will use to study the moon and the conditions […]
04/28/2018
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By David Williams
Researchers develop air-powered ion thruster engine that could be used in space missions
Did you know that scientists are looking for ways to improve current propulsion systems for existing satellites and future space missions? Indeed they are, and it seems that the experts working at the European Space Agency (ESA) have just come upon a potential solution. The ESA announced that it successfully tested a new prototype ion […]
04/27/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Automated space shuttle in the works to ferry people back and forth to the moon
As early as summer 2018, Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will take its maiden voyage to the International Space Station (ISS). According to an article on Space.com, experts say this unmanned flight in low-Earth orbit is the first step towards regular trips to the moon and Mars. The Crew Space Transportation 100 Starliner is one […]
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