Tag Archives: ISS

Out of This World – Attack of the Killer Microbe in SPAAAAAACE! Or Something Like That

Posted on October 4, 2016

Above is a sample of fungi grown from microbes taken from the International Space Station for the study of microbiomes. (Credit: NASA/JPL) Since 2000, the International Space Station (ISS) has been continuously occupied and visited by 224 people from 18 … Read more

Reaching Orbit – The Trials and Tribulation of Landing a Rocket

Posted on January 5, 2016

SpaceX sticks to launching rockets most of the time, sending up supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) on a Falcon 9 rocket. The payload is housed in the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket and separates from the … Read more

Reaching Orbit – Astronaut Scott Kelly

Posted on December 8, 2015

Astronaut Scott Kelly takes a cognitive test on the ISS during his one-year mission. (Photo Credit: NASA) Human space exploration is a fascinating concept that has given way to science fiction fantasies and box office mania for decades. NASA is … Read more

Reaching Orbit – Commercial Space Flight

Posted on October 30, 2014

In an effort to break America’s reliance on Russia to ferry US crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA has awarded two commercial companies with contracts to build and launch the next spacecrafts for human transportation. No one … Read more

Out of This World – A Flock of Space-Gulls

Posted on March 4, 2014

In February of 2014, the International Space Station released a flock of doves into space. While you may think we have entered the Twilight Zone, the last statement is entirely true, just not in the literal sense. The ISS launched … Read more

Reaching Orbit

Posted on January 7, 2014

James Webb Space Telescope This awesome telescope recently received delivery of the last three of its 18 primary mirrors. While we have to patiently wait until 2018 for the massive telescope to launch into space, I am already super excited. … Read more

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