We are making good progress towards going to the Moon and Mars.
Commercial & Private Sector
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Commercial & Private Sector, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Microbiology & Virology, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return
Extremophiles: Untapped Source of Antibacterial Drugs
One of the most mysterious forms of life may turn out to be a rich and untapped source of antibacterial drugs.
Posted inPress Release
Making Science Fiction a Science Reality: Finalist Teams Selected for $10 Million Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE
XPRIZE, the global leader in incentivized prize competitions, today announced the 10 finalist teams competing for the $10M Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a 3.5-year global competition sponsored by the Qualcomm Foundation […]
Posted inCommercial & Private Sector, Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Plant Biology, Press Release
NASA’s Astrobiology Research Sparks ‘GreenTech’ Revolution
NASA’s astrobiologists study microbial life to understand how it transformed a rocky Earth into the thriving, diverse, life-sustaining planet we inhabit today. These studies of photosynthetic ‘green’ algae are creating […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Commercial & Private Sector
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences – 2011 (ROSES-2011) Release Planned for Feb 18, 2011
NNH11ZDA001N, entitled “Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences – 2011 (ROSES-2011),” will be available on or about February 18, 2011, by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ […]
Posted inCommercial & Private Sector
European Commission 7th Framework Program, Space Theme FP7-Space-2011-1: Call for Proposals
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/understand_en.html The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research has published a series of calls for proposals under the ‘Cooperation’, ‘Capacities’, ‘People’ and ‘Ideas’ Programs of the Seventh Framework Program (FP7). One […]
Posted inCommercial & Private Sector
Scientific Problem-Solving Benefits from Open Collaboration
Combine prize-driven innovation with the vast communication capability of the web and what do you get? Solutions. A July 22, 2008 New York Times article, If You Have a Problem, […]
Posted inCommercial & Private Sector, Missions & Hardware, Space Life Science
Small Satellites as Platforms for Science
A satellite session is scheduled for November 2, 2006, from 2-5 p.m., the day before the 22nd annual ASGSB meeting officially starts. The title of the session is “Small Satellites […]