Progress 51 Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station “The ISS Progress 51 cargo craft completed a two-day journey to the International Space Station when it was captured at the Zvezda […]
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Is ESA Going to Help China Build a Space Station?
Europe May Work With China on Space Station, Scientific American “China aims to establish a large manned space station within the next decade, officials have said, and the latest reports […]
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Long Duration Missions Aboard the ISS Approved
NASA and International Partners Approve Year-Long Space Station Stay “NASA and its international partners have announced an agreement to send two crew members to the International Space Station on a […]
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Mike Suffredini Objects to Legos in Space
Keith’s note: The United States has spent somewhere between $60 to 100 billion on the International Space Station – and the agency’s program manager doesn’t think that a simple education […]
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SpaceX and Bigelow Sign Falcon/Dragon/Habitat Deal
SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace Join Forces to Offer Crewed Missions to Private Space Stations “Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Bigelow Aerospace (BA) have agreed to conduct a joint marketing effort […]
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NASA, CASIS, and the Invisible The Space Station
‘Made in Space’: Coming soon to a product near you, Reuters “The European Space Agency is hatching plans for a branding campaign aimed at making people more aware of the […]
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Whisky in Space: the Road Show – Update
Keith’s note: Ardbeg Distillery recently announced its “U.S. Ardbeg Rocket Tour” – which apparently has a rocket prop as part of the overall PR effort. [Larger image via Facebook]. Ardbeg […]
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CASIS and Using the Space Station
References to CASIS in House Hearing on Space Station Utilization GAO: “Since the establishment of CASIS as the management body of ISS research is relatively recent, we have not examined […]
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Is Earthbound Innovation Outpacing Microgravity Research?
Bioreactors Drive Advances in Tissue Engineering, NASA Spinoffs 2011 “Johnson Space Center innovators created a rotating wall bioreactor that mimics microgravity conditions, allowing for healthier, more natural-forming cell cultures. Licensed […]
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CASIS Is Seemingly Oblivious To Large ISS R&D Conference
First Annual International Space Station R&D Conference “Manuscripts are solicited on topics related to science and technology activities (past, present, planned and proposed) on the ISS, including but not limited […]