News tagged with microgravity
Smoke particles are not all the 'SAME'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Where there's smoke, you need a functioning smoke detector that can tell the difference between, say, smoke particles and dust. Yet in the microgravity environment of the International Space ...
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Jan 05, 2012 |
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420 magical seconds in space
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new tool to calculate the orientation of a satellite with respect to the Earth, developed by EPFL students, will be on board a European Space Agency rocket scheduled to launch in March 2012. ...
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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Study describes how space flight impacts astronauts' eyes and vision
A new study sponsored by NASA finds that space flights lasting six months or more can cause a spectrum of changes in astronauts' visual systems. Some problems, including blurry vision, appear to persist long after astronauts' ...
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Nov 03, 2011 |
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Astronomer Squyres becomes NASA aquanaut
Cornell professor of astronomy Steven Squyres, the lead scientist for NASA's Rover mission to Mars, has just taken the plunge as a NASA aquanaut.
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Oct 21, 2011 |
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Spiders in space -- live!
Ever since they were announced, the spiders in space have been living in the limelight. This is, of course, the point -- to watch and learn as the pair of golden orb spiders, or Nephila clavipes, adapt to ...
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Jun 10, 2011 |
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The next generation of stem cells
Embryonic stem cells behave very differently outside the pull of Earth's gravity, researchers suggest.
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Oct 18, 2010 |
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NASA's First Robotic Crew Member To Tweet From Space Station
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Robonaut 2 has no voice but is ready to tell you its story -- in 140 characters or less. The prototype robot will travel to space this fall to give NASA a deeper understanding of human- ...
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Aug 02, 2010 |
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Operating in orbit: Astronaut Bobby Satcher recounts his experience in space
As an orthopedic oncologist who studies bone that has been damaged by cancer, Robert ?Bobby? Satcher ?86, PhD ?93, HST MD ?94 is also interested in the effects of microgravity on the human body. He got the ...
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Jun 03, 2010 |
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NASA Send Cells Into Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists are sending three fundamental life science experiments onboard space shuttle Discovery in hopes of better understanding exactly how spaceflight affects cell growth and how cells fight off ...
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Apr 02, 2010 |
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Out of this world: New study investigates infection of human cells in space
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the unique conditions of spaceflight will be used to examine how cells remain healthy or succumb to disease, particularly in the face of stress or damage.
Apr 02, 2010 |
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High ride with Maxus-8
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Maxus-8 sounding rocket was launched last week from Kiruna in northern Sweden carrying four microgravity research modules on a hectic 12-minute space voyage. The ultimate results may ...
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Mar 29, 2010 |
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First U.S. Sample Processed in Materials Science Research Rack to be Opened at Marshall
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Feb. 2, the first materials science sample supporting an U.S. investigator was processed in NASA's Materials Science Research Rack aboard the International Space Station.
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Mar 12, 2010 |
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Alternative Energy Crops in Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- What if space held the key to producing alternative energy crops on Earth? That's what researchers are hoping to find in a new experiment on the International Space Station.
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Mar 10, 2010 |
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NASA to Study Seeds in Space to Understand Plant Growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists hope to better understand exactly how and why plants grow differently in space in an experiment named, Tropi. Future astronauts may be able to grow plants as part of life support systems on ...
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Feb 08, 2010 |
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Teams selected for 'Fly Your Thesis!' 2010 microgravity programme
(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the debut of ESA’s ‘Fly Your Thesis!’ programme in 2009, four teams of university students have been selected to conduct their microgravity experiments during a second series of ...
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Jan 18, 2010 |
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