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In honor of Asian-American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recognize astronauts with Asian roots who have flown to the International

How a space laser and lots of data are helping to save the planet: NASA’s GEDI mission brings a rare piece of very good news when it comes to protecting the planet.

/PRNewswire/ -- Veteran spacewalker and flight surgeon Tom Marshburn is retiring from NASA after 28 years, including 18 years as an astronaut. His last day...

/PRNewswire/ -- Veteran spacewalker and flight surgeon Tom Marshburn is retiring from NASA after 28 years, including 18 years as an astronaut. His last day...

Due to significant growth in aerospace electronics market, there is a demand for such electronic components to fulfil high reliability requirements of radiation prone aero-space.

Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut and former U.S. Navy Capt. Chris Cassidy has retired from the agencys astronaut corps after 17 years of service. His last day at NASA was Friday, May 28. In his career, Cassidy accumulated 378 days in space. Of that time, he spent 54 hours, 51 minutes outside of the International Space Station over the course of 10 spacewalks. "Its been an amazing run," Cassidy said in a video posted to his Instagra...

Astronaut Chris Cassidy on Thursday announced his retirement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Navy.

JAXA to trial solid-state lithium-ion batteries in space JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) has announced that it will conduct an experiment to demonstrate the use of all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries in space. It will be working with Hitachi Zosen Corporation in joint research to investigate practical space applications for the battery technology. Conventional lithium-ion batteries used in space use liquid and have a narrow operating temperature range, says the agency. This make...