News tagged with zero gravity
NASA showcases ‘spinoff’ technologies
Contrary to popular belief, Tang, Velcro and Teflon (along with the zero-gravity “space” pen) aren’t derived from NASA technology. NASA has, however, developed numerous technologies over the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 09, 2012 |
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China spacecraft to launch soon to test docking
China will launch an unmanned spacecraft early next month that will attempt to dock with an experimental module, the latest step in what will be a decade-long effort to place a manned permanent space station in orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Jet packs rule, say deep-sea astronauts
Battery-powered jet packs are definitely the best part of tooling around on the ocean floor in practice drills for an eventual visit to an asteroid, an international crew of astronauts said Monday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Unfasten your seatbelts aboard the ZERO-G
What child has not dreamed of breaking free from gravity's chains and floating, weightless, above Earth's surface?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Physicists hit on mathematical description of superfluid dynamics
(PhysOrg.com) -- It has been 100 years since the discovery of superconductivity, a state achieved when mercury was cooled, with the help of liquid helium, to nearly the coldest temperature achievable to form ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Heavenly gadgets: Spinoffs from space programmes
What do ceramic teeth braces, artificial hearts, airbags, insulin pumps and Olympics-calibre swimsuits have in common?
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 10, 2011 |
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New heights for Australian beer lovers
The first space tourist flights may be several years away but a group of thirsty Australian scientists are at work on the critical question -- what makes a top zero-gravity beer?
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Sex and space? Houston, we have a problem
Ever dream about a honeymoon in space? You may want to think twice after you hear about Joe Tash's research.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Putting the squeeze on fat cells
From fad diets to exercise programs, Americans continue to fight the battle of the bulge. Now they'll have help from recent Tel Aviv University research that has developed a new method to look at how fat cells -- which produce ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Stanford students fly in zero gravity to protect satellites from tiny meteoroids (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford researchers have completed the first successful tests in zero gravity of a canopy for CubeSats – the tiny satellites that hitch rides on rockets sending larger satellites into ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Runway unveiled for world's first 'tourist' spaceship (Update 3)
The world's first commercial passenger spaceship moved a step closer to takeoff, as tycoon Richard Branson unveiled a new runway at a remote New Mexico spaceport.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 22, 2010 |
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K-state researchers explore physiological effects of space travel
The final frontier may be no further than Manhattan, Kan., as a team of Kansas State University researchers launches a project funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2010 |
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The pull of artificial gravity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although President Obama's vision for NASA's future calls for canceling the Constellation program that was intended to send humans to the moon by 2020, his proposed budget for the agency still ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Rocket blasts off with 2 Russians, 1 American
(AP) -- A Russian rocket blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan into brilliant blue skies Friday, transporting a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 02, 2010 |
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Futuristic Rocket Lands; 'Bird on Fire' Featured
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 40-foot high rocket from the future and a 20-foot tall bird with its head and wings on fire will light up on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2010 |
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Weightlessness
Weightlessness is a phenomenon experienced by people during free-fall. Although the term zero gravity is often used as a synonym, weightlessness in orbit is not the result of the force of gravity being eliminated or even significantly reduced (in fact, the force of the Earth's gravity at an altitude of 100 km is only 3% less than at the Earth’s surface). Weightlessness typically occurs when an object or person is falling freely, in orbit, in deep space (far from a planet, star, or other massive body), in an airplane following a particular parabolic flight path (e.g., the “Vomit Comet”), or in one of several other more unusual situations.
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