Three New Crewmembers to Launch to Space Station Wednesday Space | he Soyuz rocket is erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, December 17, 2012, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. | CREDIT: NASA/Carla Cioffi | View full size image | An American astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut, and the man who will become Canada'...
What are the health risks of space travel? BBC News Astronauts are limited to spending six months on the International Space Station, around 200 miles above Earth, for a good reason. | The loss of bone and muscle mass they experience in space is so profound that they cannot stay any longer. | But what about the health impact of forthcoming suborbital...
ISS Christmas: Astronauts Aboard Space Station Exchange Gifts, Celebrate Holiday Huffington Post | By: Miriam Kramer | Published: 12/25/2012 07:36 AM EST on SPACE.com | Christmas in orbit might not look exactly like the holidays on Earth, but the astronauts living on the International Space Station this holiday season try to make the orbiting sc...
So. Cal space company tests reusable rocket Dayton Daily News | A Southern California-based space company has successfully tested a reusable rocket it hopes will make it cheaper to go into space. | The Torrance Daily Breeze (http://bit.ly/Zy2rw8 ) says Hawthorne-based SpaceX released a video on Monday showing t...
So. Cal space company tests reusable rocket The Tribune San Luis Obispo So. Cal space company tests reusable rocket | 13 minutes ago | Prosecutor responds to Bulger girlfriend's appeal | 23 minutes ago | West Coast girds for more tsunami debris in winter | 18 minutes ago | Calif. ban draws i...
So. Cal space company tests reusable rocket Houston Chronicle | December 25, 2012 | Comments (0) E-mail Print | Tweet | Page 1 of 1 | HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California-based space company has successfully tested a reusable rocket it hopes will make it cheaper to go into space. | The Torrance Dail...
KickSat dreams of a Christmas with satellites as gifts my SA | Unwrapping devices such as smartphones and tablets are sure to have brought people joy this Christmas Day. Some future-oriented folks may have even gotten a 3D printer or a toy drone. | But what about a personal satellite? | Zac Manchester is one o...
A Start-Up Sees a Gold Rush Among the Stars The New York Times BELLEVUE, Wash. — The job description and title, “Chief Asteroid Miner,” are not what you are likely to come across on a job-search Web site. Besides, the position is taken. Chris Lewicki, the president of Planetary Resources, a com...
What are the health risks of space travel? BBC News Astronauts are limited to spending six months on the International Space Station, around 200 miles above Earth, for a good reason. | The loss of bone and muscle mass they experience in space is so profound that they cannot stay any longer. | But what about the health impact of forthcoming suborbital flights for space tourists who are not fit, highl...
Ultrasound safer than CT scans Khaleej Times Ultrasound scans relying on sound waves are safer than CT scans or X-rays which use radiation to confirm or rule out surgery to remove the appendix, according to an American study. | The appendix is a finger-shaped pouch that extends from the large intestine. Infection or blockage of the appendix causes appendicitis, which can lead to abdominal pai...
