Elon Musk and Craig Venter Want to Print Life on Mars
• motherboard.vice.comElon Musk knows that Mars will not be terraformed in his lifetime. Still, the SpaceX and Tesla renaissance man does have a vague plan on how to seed life there:
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WATCH LIVE TODAY: X-37B Space Plane Launch @ 10:45 am ET
• Space.ComThe U.S. Air Force will launch its fourth secret mission of the X-37B space plane today and you can watch it live online beginning at 10:45 a.m. EDT, courtesy of Spaceflight Now and the United Launch Alliance.
Why astronauts are super hot: experiment
• http://www.redorbit.comWhat started as a simple question (What happens to the body temperature of an astronaut when he or she is in space?) has resulted in a new technological breakthrough that's being used by doctors here on Earth, the ESA announced on Wednesday.
Tim Peake asks for help in space food science experiment
• http://www.bbc.comBritish astronaut Tim Peake has invited schoolchildren to help him in an experiment to learn more about how to grow food in space.
NASA Pluto Probe May Carry Crowdsourced Message to Aliens
• http://www.space.comA NASA Pluto probe may end up with one final mission after its work exploring the outer solar system is done -- carrying a message to advanced alien civilizations.
What Will the X-37B Military Space Plane Do on Its Next Mystery Mission?
• http://www.space.comOn Wednesday, the United States Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office is set to launch the fourth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle -- the military's secretive robotic space plane.
No Warp Drive Here: NASA Downplays 'Impossible' EM Drive Space Engine
• http://www.space.comDespite the fevered reports rocketing around the Internet recently, NASA is not on the verge of developing a fuel-free, faster-than-light propulsion system, space agency officials stress.
Bill Nye Launches Kickstarter to Push Solar Sailing Cubesat to Space
• http://www.space.comBill Nye ("The Science Guy") wants you to be a part – and get a part – of a "revolutionary solar sailing spacecraft" mission.
SpaceX Just Made a Bunch of Mars Travel Posters
• motherboard.vice.comIt's no secret that Elon Musk and SpaceX want to eventually set up a Mars colony.
House Science Committee Approves Four Commercial Space Bills
• http://www.space.com, by Jeff FoustThe House Science Committee approved four bills on commercial space topics during a lengthy markup session May 13 marked by partisan divides on a number of issues.
Venus Plane Pushed for Next NASA Next Frontiers Mission
• http://www.space.com, by Dan LeoneNorthrop Grumman is developing an inflatable, propeller-powered aircraft for a years-long cruise in the sulfurous skies of Venus and is gearing up to enter the concept in NASA's next New Frontiers planetary science competition.
Take a Planetary Vacation at Museum's 'Future of Travel' Exhibit
• Live ScienceThe proposed Museum of Science Fiction in Washington, D.C., plans to open its first exhibit on the future of travel this summer.
Will The Milky Way Get Strangled To Death?
• PopSciA galaxy is pronounced dead (or quiescent, which doesn't sound as dramatic) when it stops producing stars.
Japan Just Launched an Asteroid-Exploding Probe
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by BECKY FERREIRAToday, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched Hayabusa2, kicking off a six-year sample return mission to the asteroid 1999 JU3, a primordial C-type asteroid thought to be rich in water and organic materials.
The Crowdfunding Campaign to Build a Nuclear Asteroid-Blasting Spaceship
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by EMIKO JOZUKAWhen governments refuse to take earthbound asteroid threats seriously, what do you do? Why not try crowdfunding a private project to build a nuclear explosive-laden spacecraft that will deflect the ones that might annihilate us?
Cargo spacecraft loss delays astronaut return
• http://www.gizmag.com, By David SzondyAstronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are spending a little more time there than initially planned.
How Elon Musk Willed SpaceX Into Making the Cheapest Rockets Ever Created
• MotherboardOver the span of little over a decade, SpaceX went from being a space company made up of amateur rocketeers and a dude who helped start an internet banking company to our best chance to set up a colony on Mars.
Living in Space Will Mean Recycling Everything
• MotherboardNASA is trying to get us to increasingly distant areas of space with increasingly intriguing technologies (like flinging spacecraft around using space tethers). But once we're there--or even while we're on the way--we need to be able to live.
How Elon Musk Willed SpaceX Into Making the Cheapest Rockets Ever Created
• http://motherboard.vice.comOver the span of little over a decade, SpaceX went from being a space company made up of amateur rocketeers and a dude who helped start an internet banking company to our best chance to set up a colony on Mars.
Tiny Cubesats Set to Explore Deep Space
• http://www.space.com, by Mike WallTiny space probes are set to make a giant leap away from Earth's neighborhood.
New spacesuit tech simulates gravity on a personal scale
• http://www.gizmag.com, By David SzondyOne thing that space definitely lacks is "down." Zero gravity isn't just disorienting, it also affects astronauts' health.
The Mad Plan to Clean Up Space Junk With a Laser Cannon
• Wired.comIf a team of astronomers has its way, the International Space Station will be outfitted with a spiffy laser-wielding telescope.
Asteroid a MILE wide to hurtle past Earth in 48 HOURS - as experts warn of MASS EXTINCTION
• http://www.express.co.ukA COLOSSAL asteroid hurtling through space is feared to be one of the biggest EVER to threaten a collision with Earth.
Progress 59 spacecraft burns up over Pacific
• http://www.gizmag.com, By David SzondyThe unmanned Progress 59 (M-27M) cargo spacecraft has burned up somewhere over the central Pacific ocean.
PopMech: SpaceX crew capsule first flight
Michael BelfioreThis morning at about 9 a.m. Eastern Time, SpaceX launched the crew version of its Dragon space capsule for the first time... The capsule launched from a pad at Cape Canaveral using its onboard Super Drago rocket engines.
LOOK AT THIS FERRARI DESIGNER'S SLICK SPACESHIP IDEA
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonTHE PERFECT CHOICE FOR AN INTERGALACTIC MIDLIFE CRISIS
Why Elon Musk's space rockets are so much more promising than Jeff Bezos's right now
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jessica Orwig2015 is shaping up to be an extremely exciting time for the future of commercial spaceflight, which will be built upon the backbone of revolutionary 21st Century rockets.
ESA's Proba-V satellite successfully maps air traffic from space
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Chris WoodThe European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that its Proba-V satellite has successfully picked up signals from thousands of aircraft around the globe.
RUSSIAN CARGO SPACECRAFT WILL BURN UP DURING REENTRY TODAY
• http://www.popsci.com, By Loren GrushBUT WHERE IS UNCERTAIN
Russia's Progress spacecraft set to crash to Earth within 24 hours
•Scientists say only 20-40% of uncrewed cargo vessel likely to survive heat of re-entry and risk of people being hit is smaller than being hit by lightning
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