After being installed on the exterior of the International Space Station, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission has provided its first view of Earth. The milestone, called “first light,” took place at 7:51 p.m. PDT (10:51 p.m. EDT) on July 27 as the space station passed over Western Australia. Developed by NASA’s Jet ...
Yes, there is! In fact, on the International Space Station (ISS), which orbits Earth at an altitude of around 220 miles (354 km), the force of gravity is still about 90 percent of what it is here on Earth. So how can the ISS be in “zero gravity”? What is zero gravity? Well, let’s start ...
With other nations now wanting their own space stations, the U.S. is ramping up its anti-satellite testing. One general is saying there is a need to prepare to win a possible war in space. The United States needs disruptive new technologies, new ways of acquiring equipment and bandwidth, and closer ties with global allies to stay ...
When we think of space, we think of big and empty, but when it comes to Earth’s orbit, it’s cluttered with millions of pieces of garbage that we call space junk. The junk — or space debris — is made up of uncontrollable human-made items that remain in orbit long after they’ve served their original ...
Jim Bridenstine, the chief of NASA, is worried about China’s attempt to establish a space station in Earth’s orbit given that the International Space Station (ISS) is due to be decommissioned over the next decade. He believes that if a Chinese space station were to succeed, it could give Beijing a huge strategic advantage over ...
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, two astronauts from NASA, have become the first in the world to be a part of an all-female spacewalk. The event was originally scheduled seven months back. But since the International Space Station (ISS) only had one medium-sized spacesuit at that time, the walk was abandoned. NASA sent up a ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX made history early this month when its spaceship, the Crew Dragon, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS). By doing so, SpaceX has become the first company in the world to achieve this feat for a commercial craft designed to take people to space. Successful docking Before docking, SpaceX conducted several ...
Hardcore science fiction junkies might be disappointed by 2017 — we don’t have flying cars or a base on the moon yet. We don’t even have hoverboards, much to the disappointment of Back to the Future fans. Thankfully, we are getting a little bit closer to becoming a space-faring species with the latest successful test ...
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