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Craddock said, “It just seems like a good piece of the business we want to chase after, but in no way is going to stop us from going SSTO [single-stage-to-orbit] or creating a small satellite launcher.”
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One of the major health risks for astronauts may have a cure on the way. A specially-formulated medical compound has been shown to prevent bone loss in mice, and perhaps humans, aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The Mars Curiosity rover recently accidentally cracked through the unremarkable exterior of a rock and found a surprise.
A groundbreaking study on the International Space Station National Laboratory (ISSNL) has led to a new tissue chip model that imitates the early stages of osteoarthritis after joint injuries.
Osteoarthritis is a common joint disease that affects over 650 million people worldwide. It can cause severe pain and stiffness in joints. There are few treatment options available.
Virtus Solis wants to unlock a new era of reliable low-cost solar power for everyone around the globe. This Michigan-based startup hopes to build the first-ever solar farm in space. The plans of Virtus Solis were presented in April at the International Conference on Energy from Space in London.
MIT’s Department of Architecture, AeroAstro, and the MIT Media Lab have joined forces to create MOMO, a revolutionary self-assembling lunar habitat. This initiative is not only focused on meeting the immediate needs of lunar missions like Artemis III but also intends to lay the groundwork for long-term lunar settlement.
A recent NASA report outlines the most promising strategies for handling the growing space debris problem.
There are currently more than one hundred and sixty million pieces of space debris orbiting the Earth. Experts are worried that we could be on the verge of a destructive cascading orbital effect known as the Kessler Syndrome.
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This flexibility and autonomy that will be provided by the lunar FLOAT system is particularly important for NASA because it is getting more and more serious about its lunar base, especially with the Artemis program.
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While there are many articles being published about private companies in space, it is easy to forget just how much groundbreaking research NASA is carrying out. NASA’s research is not all about space flight and telescopes, either. The goal of some NASA research is to support other space operations such as a base on the moon.
