Tag Archives: NASA

Reaching Orbit – Urban Air Mobility

Posted on June 5, 2018

Looking to the future of air travel in congested urban settings, NASA has established the Urban Air Mobility initiative. NASA plans on creating an air transportation system that is organized, safe and effective by partnering with industry, governments and academics. … Read more

Out of this World – Lunar Benchmarks

Posted on March 6, 2018

As government agencies and commercial entities around the world set their sights on Mars and further destinations in space, they are looking to the Moon as a kind of base camp for space exploration. NASA and its commercial partners envision … Read more

Reaching Orbit – It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a…. Space Station?

Posted on February 6, 2018

The Chinese continue to increase their investment in space technology and exploration, but that doesn’t come without a fair share of challenges. China launched their first space station, Tiangong-1, in September 2011 as a crewed lab and experiment for a … Read more

Reaching Orbit – A New Year

Posted on January 9, 2018

It’s 2018 people, love it or hate it. There are innumerable unknowns that lie ahead of us, however, there are some known unknowns in our celestial future that we can look forward to. NASA has a packed schedule for the … Read more

Reaching Orbit – Juno and Nuclear Reactors in Space

Posted on December 5, 2017

New Image of Jupiter Juno captured this color enhanced image of a huge storm on Jupiter. (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/ Seán Doran) I’ve written about the Juno mission previously, sharing stunning pictures of the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter. … Read more

Reaching Orbit – Air Flight And a Flight of Lettuce

Posted on November 7, 2017

Light Flight The X56A on a test flight, gathering data on the stability of the aircraft. (Credits: NASA Photo / Lauren Hughes) NASA is hard at work, looking to improve air flight efficiency. They recently tested lightweight, highly flexible … Read more

Out of This World – The Refabricator

Posted on October 3, 2017

Long-term space travel is fraught with challenges. NASA, in cooperation with numerous commercial and international organizations, is getting creative to solve some of the major limitations that are inherent with space travel. Preparing for the unforeseen is naturally a difficult … Read more

Reaching Orbit – Florence and the Eclipse

Posted on September 14, 2017

Florence the Asteroid By the time you read this, it will be too late. You’ll have already come face-to-face with one of Hollywood’s favorite doomsday scenarios, and lived to tell the tale. The danger has passed and yet the threat … Read more

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