NASA is not often known for making the best use of existing COTS (commercial off the shelf technology) aboard the ISS. Then again, sometimes they are. This is an example […]
Space Stations
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Press Release, Space Stations
Spacewalk Marks End of ESA's Exposed Space Chemistry Experiment
ESA’s Expose facility was retrieved today from outside the International Space Station by cosmonauts Yuri Malenchenko and Sergei Volkov, who were completing a spacewalk to place new experiments on the […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Mars, Press Release, Space Stations
Fungi Survive Martian Conditions on the International Space Station
The McMurdo Dry Valleys, located in the Antarctic Victoria Land, are considered to be the most similar earthly equivalent to Mars. They make up one of the driest and most […]
Posted inBiophysics, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Gravitational Biology, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Panspermia, Space Stations
Space Station Research Studies Exposure Of Life To Vacuum of Space
In the movies, humans often fear invaders from Mars. These days, scientists are more concerned about invaders to Mars, in the form of micro-organisms from Earth. Three recent scientific papers […]
Posted inMicrobiology & Virology, Microgravity, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Stations
Bacteria Sent Into Space Behave in Mysterious Ways
Colonies of bacteria grown aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis behaved in ways never before observed on Earth, according to a new NASA-funded study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. […]
Posted inPolar / Alpine Expeditions, Societal Issues, Space Stations
Early Morning Skywatching and Teaching Satellite Concepts to Sherpas
I got up early today to see the ISS and Endeavour fly over my house. Its always cool to see them flying in formation like this.
Posted inMoon, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Space Stations
Apollo 11 Moon Rocks And An Everest Summit Rock At Home In Space
Moon rocks, collected during the historic Apollo 11 mission, found a new residence aboard the International Space Station alongside a piece of Mt. Everest.
Posted inMoon, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Space Stations, Status Report
Everest and Moon Rocks On-Orbit: NASA STS-130 Report #23 5 a.m. CST Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – Hatches between Endeavour and the International Space Station were closed at 2:08 a.m. CST. During 9 days, 52 minutes of joint operations, the […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Moon, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Space Stations
Playing With Moon Rocks and Duct Tape at the Dinner Table
This evening I was prowling through pictures taken during the current Expedition aboard the International Space Station when I came across a picture of astronauts and a Moon rock. The […]
Posted inPlanetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Space Stations
Orbiting Quarantine Facility. The Antaeus Report (NASA-SP-454 – 1981)
A systems design study group jointly sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education, Stanford University and NASA’s Ames Research Center, was requested to develop a design for an orbiting […]