International Space Station, end of race: the roadmap for decommissioning
NASA entrusts SpaceX with the mission to deorbit the International Space Station. An $843 million project for 2030.
Starliner takes flight: the dawn of a new space age
After years of waiting, Boeing's Starliner takes off with two astronauts. A crucial milestone for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
MIRA, a robot surgeon aboard the ISS in 2024
The small and light robot surgeon will be aboard the ISS in two years to perform the first autonomous tests. When are space operations?
Here we are: with the SpaceX launch the era of private spaceflight begins
Tomorrow's SpaceX launch is unique and special for so many reasons that it is impossible to list them briefly. I try the same, on the eve of a historical page.
3D printed meat in space: it's the first time
The technique for obtaining 3D printed meat replicates the muscle generation mechanisms of cow muscles, but in artificial conditions. And it works.
Does weightlessness kill cancer cells?
A team of researchers plans to send cancer cells into space after research in the microgravity environment has shown significant effects.
The fire extinguisher of the future? Vacuum the flames
Tackling fire in a microgravity environment like that of space cabins presents many more headaches than on Earth, but Toyohashi University of Technology has found a brilliant solution, which could find a wider outlet in the future.
