In July 1860, the Clotilda—the last known slave ship to arrive in the United States—landed in Mobile, Alabama. The wooden ...

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Learn how Canopy Aerospace emerged from a NASA initiative to transition breakthrough technologies into the New Space economy.

Building on the moon is a challenge we have yet to fully grasp. Plenty of projects have grandiose plans, from using blood, sweat and tears to create bricks out of regolith to building towers to ...

It is possible to use the heat directly or to convert it to electricity in a more conventional way. Space Fuel cells have a long history in space.

Semiconductors designed for spacecraft face a range of extreme conditions that impact aging. A reliable source of power is also needed.

Spacecraft returning to Earth are subjected to intense heat. NASA 's space shuttle experiences temperatures around 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit during reentry.

Eliminating the paint allowed the shuttle to carry 600 more pounds of payload. Design changes, welding improvements, and the use of aluminum-lithium alloys have cut the tank’s weight.

The ceramic tile heat shield was probably the most important innovation, protecting the shuttle on re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.

Plans were well underway to launch the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg in the early 1980s. The shuttle was what a rocket could never be: A flying aircraft with a human pilot. The insulting phrase for ...