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    Beam Me Up Scotty: NASA 'Holoported' a doctor onto the International Space Station
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 20

    Beam Me Up Scotty: NASA 'Holoported' a doctor onto the International Space Station

    NASA flight surgeon Dr. Josef Schmid, Fernando De La Pena Llaca and their teams were the first humans “holoported” from Earth into space.
    Space station studies into the origins of life and the early universe
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 19

    Space station studies into the origins of life and the early universe

    Research conducted aboard the International Space Station is helping scientists answer questions about the formation of the universe
    NASA Selects Companies to Develop Commercial Destinations in Space
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 3, 2021

    NASA Selects Companies to Develop Commercial Destinations in Space

    NASA has signed agreements with three U.S. companies to develop designs of space stations and other commercial destinations in space.
    Supporting life beyond Earth could be possible thanks to graphene innovation
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 7, 2021

    Supporting life beyond Earth could be possible thanks to graphene innovation

    Advanced manufacturing experts from Manchester have revealed what human life in space could look like—with a graphene-enhanced space habitat
    Researchers successfully biomine vanadium aboard the space station
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 22, 2021

    Researchers successfully biomine vanadium aboard the space station

    For centuries, humans have mined materials to build the tools we use every day, from batteries and cell phones to planes and refrigerators.
    New augmented reality applications assist astronaut repairs to space station
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 22, 2021

    New augmented reality applications assist astronaut repairs to space station

    NASA is developing tools to increase astronaut autonomy to operate spacecraft or systems without assistance from the Mission Control Center
    Tom Cruise gets sneak preview from SpaceX's 1st private crew
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 21, 2021

    Tom Cruise gets sneak preview from SpaceX's 1st private crew

    Representatives for SpaceX's first privately chartered flight reveled that the actor took part in a call with the four space tourists.
    Astronaut Captures Photos of Rare Blue Aurora Illuminated by the Moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 10, 2021

    Astronaut Captures Photos of Rare Blue Aurora Illuminated by the Moon

    Astronaut-photographer Thomas Pesquet recently captured photos of blue southern lights and other spectacular Earth images
    International Space Station is growing human tissue to reduce the need for animal testing
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 31, 2021

    International Space Station is growing human tissue to reduce the need for animal testing

    We have shown that the path to producing human tissue in space is feasible, not only in theory, but in practice
    Astronaut gets special ice cream delivery for 50th birthday
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 31, 2021

    Astronaut gets special ice cream delivery for 50th birthday

    A space station astronaut is celebrating her 50th birthday with the coolest present ever—a supply ship bearing ice cream and other treats.
    NASA Team Develops Technique To Protect ISS From Radiation Risk
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 22, 2021

    NASA Team Develops Technique To Protect ISS From Radiation Risk

    A team of NASA researchers has developed a technique to predict radiation risk on the International Space Station for future exploration.
    NASA Tests 3D Moon Dust Printer on the ISS in preparation for Mars mission
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 17, 2021

    NASA Tests 3D Moon Dust Printer on the ISS in preparation for Mars mission

    Designed to build landing pads, roads, and even homes, it could help humans become an interplanetary species.
    New orbital station to become evolutionary step in Moon, Mars development program
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 3, 2021

    New orbital station to become evolutionary step in Moon, Mars development program

    For continuous exploration of outer space infrastructure it has been suggested to establish a national manned space complex in orbit
    Welcome to the age of commercial space tourism and the new space age
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 12, 2021

    Welcome to the age of commercial space tourism and the new space age

    Sir Richard Branson and his team of astronauts successfully ventured into space before returning to Earth in their Unity 22 space pla
    Astronauts demonstrate CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in space
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 3, 2021

    Astronauts demonstrate CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in space

    First successful use aboard International Space Station of new technique for studying DNA repair in yeast
    Calamari in Space: NASA sends baby squid to the space station
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 22, 2021

    Calamari in Space: NASA sends baby squid to the space station

    Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) were raised in Hawaii
    Biden Just Gave NASA the Green Light for a Cool New Moon Base
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 21, 2021

    Biden Just Gave NASA the Green Light for a Cool New Moon Base

    President Joe Biden is going all in on infrastructure in space. That is to say, space stations.
    Soyuz flight to space station sets stage for NASA transition to U.S. crew ships
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 14, 2020

    Soyuz flight to space station sets stage for NASA transition to U.S. crew ships

    In a mission marking the end of an era, NASA astronaut and former virus hunter Kate Rubins, using NASA's last currently contracted seat

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