Even though space travel and otherworldly colonization have been a dream of mankind’s for a very long time, we still live in a relatively moral society. This is why we actually want the people we send into space to come back safe and healthy, and we don’t just run tests sacrificing test subjects until the results are successful. So it’s only natural that worries ensue when … [Read more...]
NASA Wants Mars while ESA Sticks to the Moon Village
As NASA is preparing for the 2030 Mars mission, many countries out there are beginning to question the feasibility of the mission, the European Space Agency being the first one to voice out its apprehensions. Basically, NASA wants Mars while ESA sticks to the moon village. In order to understand why ESA doesn’t want to back up NASA’s Mars project, let’s take a look at the … [Read more...]
NASA Postpones Mars Mission
Although everybody eagerly awaits the launch of the Mars mission, it would seem that we will have to wait around some more. NASA postpones Mars Mission after a team of technicians found a leak in one of the instruments on board. Luckily, the space agency managed to detect and isolate the incident while the spacecraft was still on the ground. The instrument in question was … [Read more...]
Decommissioned Lab Reopens Production for Plutonium-238
As the space race moves on, more materials are needed in order to power up the large array of instruments needed to fathom space. Decommissioned lab reopens production for Plutonium-238, nearly 30 years after it was closed. According to several Government official, the US Department of Energy has decided to recommence production of Plutonium-238. Thus, Oakfield Ridge … [Read more...]
NASA Plans on Sending a 3-D Printed Rocket to Mars
It may very well be that NASA is one step closer to putting a man on the Red Planet. NASA plans on sending a 3-D printed rocket to Mars, as part of their initiative to find cheaper and viable solutions to space transportation. Elizabeth Robertson, the big chief in charge of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center from Huntsville has announced that NASA was successful in … [Read more...]