Researchers launch world's first solid-wood spacecraft — here's how it could solve a major issue with space travel
To create LignoSat, researchers used honoki, a type of magnolia tree native to Japan and normally used to make sword covers.
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Watch This Time-Lapse Animation Of The International Space Station Being Assembled
Watch as the International Space Station takes shape in this time-lapsed NASA animation of its decade-long assembly, which ...
Eileen Collins’ Unlikely Journey to Becoming the First Woman to Command NASA’s Space Shuttle
A new documentary, Spacewoman, explores the inspiring story of the astronaut who led NASA's "Return to Flight" after the ...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: STS-61 Lifts Off From Cape Canaveral Carrying NASA’s First Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission
On this day in 1993, STS-61 lifted off for the first NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, traveling a total of ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX launches fifth mission bolstering US government reconnaissance satellite architecture
SpaceX conducted the fifth launch of National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) proliferated architecture from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Astronaut Eileen Collins' 7 Year Old Was Afraid Her Mom Would Die in Space: 'I Would Not Wish That on Anybody' (Exclusive)
Astronaut Eileen Collins, NASA's first female commander, explains to PEOPLE how she pursued space travel while navigating ...
NASA Dream Chaser spacecraft to fly directly from the runway to International Space Station, it's historic because...
During its first flight of the Dream Chaser cargo system space aircraft, Sierra Space will conduct in-orbit demonstrations to ...
OTD In Space - November 22: STS-33 Launches Classified Military Satellite
On November 22, 1989, the space shuttle Discovery launched on mission STS-33. It lifted off from Kennedy Space Center and up ...
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How amateur radio is connecting astronauts in space with kids on Earth
During that space shuttle flight in 1983, Garriott became the first-ever person in space to communicate with amateur radio ...
Spacewoman: The Story Of NASA’s First Female Space Shuttle Commander
She didn’t just fly to space—she soared past every barrier. Learn how Eileen Collins became NASA’s first female pilot and ...
Private Space Companies Thriving as NASA Picks SpaceX and Blue Origin for Moon Cargo Missions
The lunar projects are signs of continuing growth in the sector and a climate that could encourage startup formation and more ...
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Guion Bluford: First African-American in space
Guion "Guy" Bluford is a former NASA astronaut who was the first African-American to fly into space. He flew four shuttle missions. Guion "Guy" Bluford is a former NASA astronaut who was the first ...