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52nd International Paris Air Show 2017 #PAS17

by JVanDomelen | Jun 7, 2017 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing, Launch Vehicle, Manned, Probe & Rover, Rotary Wing, Satellite, Space

Get the latest buzz on twitter about Paris Air Show 2017! This geek will be there, will you? Be sure to come back everyday of the show to follow the adventures of the MilAeroGeek. #PAS17Paris Air Show@salondubourget·19 NovEt en plus, il vole ! 🦅 Merci pour ce...

HI-SEAS recruiting for Mars simulation missions

by JVanDomelen | Aug 29, 2016 | Featured, Land, Manned, Space, Wheel

MANOA, HAWAII, August 29, 2016 — Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are seeking crew members for a new series of NASA-funded long duration space exploration analog studies. Application form for potential crewmembers These types of studies are...

Light-Trapping 3-D Solar Cells Undergo Space Testing

by JVanDomelen | Jul 18, 2016 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Manned, Probe & Rover, Satellite, Space

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, July 18, 2016 — A novel three-dimensional solar cell design developed at Georgia Tech will soon get its first testing in space aboard the International Space Station. An experimental module containing 20 test cells was launched to the ISS on...

Tim Peake Touches Down at Farnborough International Airshow

by JVanDomelen | Jul 7, 2016 | Featured, Manned, Space

We are extremely excited to announce that Major Tim Peake will be making his first public appearance in the UK since completing his 136 day mission on the International Space Station (ISS) at the Farnborough International Airshow, both in the Space Zone and Airshow...

India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), Successfully Flight Tested

by JVanDomelen | May 23, 2016 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Manned, Space, Unmanned

SRIHARIKOTA, INDIA, May 23, 2016 — Indian Space Research Organization (IRSO) successfully flight tested India’s first winged body aerospace vehicle operating in hypersonic flight regime. In this experimental mission, the HS9 solid rocket booster carrying the...

Here’s why NASA isn’t worried about this scary crack in International Space Station window | The Daily Dot

by JVanDomelen | May 19, 2016 | Featured, Manned, Space

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, May 19, 2016 — The only thing worse than a flying rock chipping your car window is a flying rock chipping your space station window. That’s what you’re seeing in the photo below, taken by British astronaut Tim Peake on the...