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Solar Express Train Could Reach the Moon in Two Hours
Solar Express Train Could Reach the Moon in Two Hours

26 Jan 2018, 12:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Space vehicle concept designed to travel at 3,000 km/s without acceleration or deceleration. Could significantly reduce time travel to other planets.

 
NASA Showcases Massive Mars Rover Concept Vehicle
NASA Showcases Massive Mars Rover Concept Vehicle

7 Jun 2017, 14:36 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ever wonder how a rover meant to be used on Mars would look? Well, NASA has exhibited a concept vehicle, but it looks too big for the trip to the Red Planet

 
SpaceX Reveals Plan To Reach Mars With Human Crew, It's Ambitious
SpaceX Reveals Plan To Reach Mars With Human Crew, It's Ambitious

28 Sep 2016, 09:11 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / SpaceX, the company started by Elon Musk to conquer space, has revealed its strategy of sending a manned mission to Mars. It's ambitious and involves rockets

 
NASA Reestablishes Contact With The Stereo Mission After 22 Months
NASA Reestablishes Contact With The Stereo Mission After 22 Months

23 Aug 2016, 09:34 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / NASA's STEREO mission had lost contact with the base 22 months ago, but the organization announced it managed to regain control of one spacecraft.

 
NASA Closing In On Final Design For Mars Rover, It Will Look For Signs of Life
NASA Closing In On Final Design For Mars Rover, It Will Look For Signs of Life

18 Jul 2016, 11:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / NASA will send another robot on Mars in 2020, and this one will look for signs of past life on The Red Planet. It does not have a name yet, but here's a sketch

 
NASA Wants to Grow Potatoes on Mars and Revolutionize Space Travel
NASA Wants to Grow Potatoes on Mars and Revolutionize Space Travel

22 Dec 2015, 12:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The space agency will try to replicate the conditions on Mars and grow potatoes on a special type of soil. If it works out, space travel could be revolutionized

 
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Safely Lands Rocket Leaving SpaceX One Step Behind
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Safely Lands Rocket Leaving SpaceX One Step Behind

24 Nov 2015, 13:30 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The space competition has started for some time now. The first important step towards developing commercial space trips is a reusable rocket

 
NASA Signs Contract with SpaceX for 2017 First Crew Mission
NASA Signs Contract with SpaceX for 2017 First Crew Mission

21 Nov 2015, 13:04 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / More than a year ago Boeing and SpaceX won the competition to become NASA's next commercial spaceflight providers. Now, the latter has sealed the deal for good

 
Failed the NASA Test? There's Still a Way to Experience Space Travel First Hand
Failed the NASA Test? There's Still a Way to Experience Space Travel First Hand

21 Nov 2015, 11:41 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We won't be traveling through space anytime soon, so whatever surrogate we can find is welcome. This project from Spain is right up there with the best

 
Space Mining Bill Passes Congress, Star Wars May Happen
Space Mining Bill Passes Congress, Star Wars May Happen

18 Nov 2015, 15:39 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / It's been envisioned by great Hollywood directors for decades, but if President Obama signs this bill into law, a new era of space exploration will rise

 
NASA Is Looking for Next Class of Astronaut Candidates for Deep Space Missions
NASA Is Looking for Next Class of Astronaut Candidates for Deep Space Missions

5 Nov 2015, 10:22 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Prodigy has a great song that at some point goes like this: “I'm going to send you out of space, find another race.” NASA is doing something similar

 
One-of-a-Kind Watch Worn by NASA Astronaut on the Moon Fetches $1.6 Million
One-of-a-Kind Watch Worn by NASA Astronaut on the Moon Fetches $1.6 Million

26 Oct 2015, 09:24 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / This one-of-a-kind timepiece was worn by the captain of the Apollo 15 mission on the moon more than once and it's the only private watch to do that

 
Best Part of Being a SpaceX Intern: Free Frozen Yogurt
Best Part of Being a SpaceX Intern: Free Frozen Yogurt

7 Oct 2015, 08:15 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / SpaceX is not just a space program currently working with NASA, it's a company that dreams of sending people to Mars. And they run internship programs

 
One-of-a-Kind Watch Astronaut Dave Scott Wore on the Moon Goes to Auction
One-of-a-Kind Watch Astronaut Dave Scott Wore on the Moon Goes to Auction

6 Oct 2015, 16:27 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Most of the astronauts that travel to the outer space receive a specially designed timepiece from NASA. Dave Scott had a back up that is now going to auction

 
First Look at the Interior of Crew Dragon, SpaceX’s Next-Generation Spacecraft
First Look at the Interior of Crew Dragon, SpaceX’s Next-Generation Spacecraft

11 Sep 2015, 12:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / SpaceX is currently working on the next crew spacecraft that will take American astronauts to the ISS. Elon Musk has just presented images with the interior

 
Robot Worth $200,000 Proves Man-Controlled Machines Can Build Space Stations
Robot Worth $200,000 Proves Man-Controlled Machines Can Build Space Stations

9 Sep 2015, 12:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Traveling to space does not only depend on spacecraft and speed, but also about how safe we'll be able to construct things

 
Canadian Company to Build 12-Mile Tower that Will Be Used in Space Travel
Canadian Company to Build 12-Mile Tower that Will Be Used in Space Travel

17 Aug 2015, 13:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Space travel is the way of the future and that is a fact. The proble is, however, how do we make it sustainable in terms of expenses

 
Here’s Your Chance to Own a Curiosity Rover 3D Printed Model
Here’s Your Chance to Own a Curiosity Rover 3D Printed Model

14 Aug 2015, 18:01 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / NASA is not just searching for new ways for humans to explore space, but they also make this experience as pleasent as possible for people on Earth too

 
NASA Shares an Unprecedented Look of the Planet Filmed in 4K Resolution
NASA Shares an Unprecedented Look of the Planet Filmed in 4K Resolution

16 Jun 2015, 11:42 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Space truly is the limit, but before we get to that on a high scale, we should probably learn more about our planet first. It truly is amazing!

 
First Ever Space Selfie Sells at Auction, It Was Made More Than 50 Years Ago
First Ever Space Selfie Sells at Auction, It Was Made More Than 50 Years Ago

13 Mar 2015, 14:56 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Probably the most impressive picture for a lot of the people today is the first space selfie taken by Buzz Aldrin. It was taken more than 50 years ago