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The 1958 Astronaut Tests Are Made Available Online
Astronaut Tests From 1958 Available Online Do you think you have what it takes to be an astronaut? I don’t think I do. The closest I think I will ever get to the moon is when I landed my Kerbals on it (after 2 years trial and error) last month.…
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Flat Earth Theorist Takes on Astronaut Terry Virts
A Flat Earth Society member appears on TV to debate with astronaut Terry Virts The Flat Earth Society. A group who are intent on the belief that the Earth is not round or spheroid, but is actually flat. A member of their society, Mark Sargent appeared on the popular UK breakfast…
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HP Sending Custom Zero-G Approved Envy Printer to ISS
The International Space Station (ISS), has been in space since 1998. In fact, some of the hardware in there that they still use today are quite ancient by current standards. Although some critical research components are updated with new payloads. More mundane items are often overlooked. Take a humble printer…
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NASA Using Unreal Engine 4 Virtual Reality to Train ISS Astronauts
NASA’s traditional training program for astronauts usually includes the use of zero-G airplane rides, underwater movement and other complex schemes but their latest tool is something many gamers are familiar with—The Unreal Engine 4 in virtual reality. Current virtual reality technology mixed with the advanced graphics engines can reliably simulate…
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Last Person on the Moon Passes Away
Eugene “Gene” Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, has died. Cernan commanded NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972 and, upon landing on Earth’s Moon, logged more than 73 hours exploring the Lunar surface. “It is with very deep sadness that we share the loss of our beloved…
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Researchers Develop “Artificial Gravity” Device for Astronauts
If you want to simulate gravity while travelling in space, the most effective method is to create a massive rotating centrifuge, a la the Discovery One spaceship in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey: However, given the expense and impracticality of implementing such technology, centrifugal gravity simulation in space has never…
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Breathtaking Images From an Astronaut Aboard the ISS
Space has always provided a glimpse into many a fascinating world over the years, from research that has been undertaken by NASA to the Astronauts who have boarded the International Space Station as well as successfully landing on the moon. One such Astronaut, Scott Kelly, has been posting breathtaking images…
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Spacewalk Cut Short Due to Water Found in Helmets
Space can be a scary place, the only thing keeping you alive being a highly advanced suit tethered to a spacecraft or station. When a problem is found in these suits, it risks catastrophe for the astronauts in question. This is why Friday’s ISS spacewalk was cut short by mission…
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A Look At Time Magazines Selected Space Images Of 2015
Long lasting American magazine “Time” has recently announced a selected list of 55 space images that have captured the imagination of readers and experts alike, below is a look at just a few of these amazing and awe-inspiring pics. Below is a fantastic image that was captured by The Hubble…
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Astronaut Accidentally Misdials From Space
It happens to everyone at times, even to the best, that we misdial and get the wrong person on the other end when we make a phone call and enter the digits manually instead of picking a number from our address book. Sometimes this can be more hilarious than other…
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NASA to Send Humanoid Robots to College
Hardly the typical vision of a model student, the latest high-tech admittance to MIT and the Northeastern University of Boston is 6-feet tall, weighs 290 pounds and goes by the names Valkyrie and R5. This new student is a robot, developed by NASA’s JSC team who have sent Valkyrie out into…
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NASA Celebrates 15 Years of the ISS With a Song
Today, the International Space Station turns 15 years old. And to mark this occasion, NASA have released a lighthearted and rather educational song and video. The song itself is delightfully upbeat and played in a country-style, perhaps inspired by NASA’s home in Houston, Texas, full of twangy banjos and low,…
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Patented Space Elevator to Put Astronauts into Orbit
A Canadian space applications company has been awarded a patent for 20km-long ‘space elevator’ that will help propel astronauts into orbit of the Earth. At over 20 times the size of the largest skyscraper, the top of the pneumatic tower would act as a staging point for high-altitude planes. “Astronauts…
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Tim Peake Uploads Images Of International Space Station Toolbox
Everyone loves a good tool, no matter who we are, there is a tool that we prefer or can’t live without. Many people can’t live without WD-40 and Duct tape, this combination will help you do a quick repair on just about anything. For the International Space Station or ISS…
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