How NASA outsourcing the space program helped enrich Elon Musk
After the end of the space shuttle program, NASA turned to private companies to fill the gap. That isn't working out for the ...
Spacewalking in Florida: A visit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
A visit to Kennedy Space Center was a highlight of a month-long trip to the US, and to meet Hernández in person was a sweet ...
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NASA Website Ditches Promise to Put First Woman and Person of Color on the Moon
The Trump administration’s mission to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from the federal government now ...
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A NASA Astronaut Flew Untethered To Capture A Satellite And The Footage Is Tense To Say The Least
While terrifying, there's an overlooked NASA spacewalk which looks equally terrifying to untrained Earth-dwellers. In 1984, ...
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Safe from space: On the return of the NASA mission space crew
The Starliner saga has ended but it also highlights how the reality of human spaceflight has been twisted out of context, glossing over the importance of protocol ...
ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay?
The near-term plan for the European Launcher Challenge is for ESA to select companies for service contracts to transport ESA ...
Mint Primer | Sunita Williams’ return: Is space travel so tricky?
In one of the most politicized and closely-followed space missions, Sunita Williams, an astronaut of Indian descent, spent ...
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From Spacewalks To The Deepest Abyss: We Chat To Astronaut Kathy Sullivan, The Only Person To Do Both
"It's time we all realize that we are crew members on this spaceship called Earth and start to think about our role and ...
Mint Explainer: Space travel isn’t as easy as it looks—Sunita Williams’ long wait for Earth proves it
Sunita Williams' 8-day mission turned into 9 months in space due to a failed spacecraft, delays, and space rivalries. Why is ...