On Thursday afternoon, Wright stood by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on display ... They were two-inch thick thermal blankets covered with a ceramic coating. These blankets, made with quartz thread ...

Titanium is also used for medical implants and in the painting, coating and plastics industries ... to make structural materials for air and spacecraft, including the space shuttle and communication ...

The Space Shuttle was a groundbreaking achievement in aerospace engineering—combining the power of a rocket with the ...

2025 coins celebrate Florida's and Texas' advancements in space exploration. The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto dollar coins in celebration of the ...

The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum ‘Remembering Columbia’ Museum in Hemphill works to preserve the legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its STS-107 crew. As part of the 20th annual ...

Rocket bodies tend to be massive and heat resistant, posing an increased risk. Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space ...

Bill Nelson has stepped down as NASA administrator, ending a half-century of public service. Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy left the agency on Monday (Jan. 20), the day that ...

I only brought a backpack on my recent 10-day trip to Guatemala. To help you pack lighter, here are my favorite multifunctional gear and essentials to maximize bag space.

Credit: NOAA As the Trump 2.0 administration begins to take shape, one of the questions orbiting in the beltway space community is whether President-elect Trump will retain the National Space ...

Chemical engines put the first satellite into space, the first man on the Moon ... The best, in fact, the only, candidate for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system or nuclear ...

A decade ago humanity launched around 200 objects into space per year. Now we launch more than 2,600, with no prospects for slowing down. This rapid expansion of human activity in outer space has ...

the crew will conduct the first-ever human x-ray while in space along with more research on how spaceflight affects the human body. They will also study STEVE, or Strong Thermal Emission Velocity ...