Microgravity Science News Today

Cleveland OH (SPX) Mar 13, 2024 - Do we have enough fuel to get to our destination? This is probably one of the first questions that comes to mind whenever your family gets ready to embark on a road trip. If the trip is long, you wi

Silicon Valley startup Flawless Photonics has produced more than 5 kilometers of ZBLAN on the International Space Station.

The successful germination of a cotton seed on the Moon, as part of the Chang’e 4 mission in January 2019, has paved the way for...

Scientists from the Samara National Research University (Samara University) have developed a method for calculating thermal shock risks for small spacecraft a.k.a SmallSats.

Low gravity has benefits, it seems, including increased cold resistance.

On Oct. 29, 1998, NASA astronaut John H. Glenn made history again when he returned to space aboard space shuttle Discovery’s STS-95 mission, nearly 37 years

Expedition 70 is well underway aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after yesterday’s departure of three long-serving station residents, including NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, who returned to Houston this morning. The seven crew members who are still living and working in microgravity complet

When you think of Science Professors, you dont automatically think of long hair and tattoos, and you definitely dont think of adrenaline sports! But Tony Robinson - or Dr Anthony Robinson, Associate Professor Trinity College, to give him his official title - isnt your average academic! The Canadian native moved to Ireland on a short contract in 2004, but got hooked, and says he is a Paddy now! My wife Racheal and I spent a year backpacking, from Southern India to the Gobi Desert and Mongolia...

Ginger Flores has been named deputy manager of the Human Exploration Development & Operations Office at Marshall Space Flight Center.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 December 2020 - Another Cargo Mission on Tap Status Report - Source: SpaceRef NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 December 2020 - Another Cargo Mission on Tap Expedition 64 is getting ready for over 6,400 pounds of cargo due to arrive this weekend aboard the next-generation SpaceX Dragon space freighter. All seven International Space Station residents also were immersed in microgravity research throughout Thursday. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket c...