Innovative Superfocus glasses were originally designed to deliver sharp vision to some 65 million Americans with aging eyes. Now they're even helping astronauts see better on long space flights. Next stop: Mars.READ»
In an extended interview, astronaut Ron Garan speaks with Fast Company about his nerve-wracking return to earth, what technology startups should develop for space travel, and life on the International Space Station. "We really need to start not just exploring space," Garan says, "but utilizing space."READ»
As NASA settles for a tried and trusted solution, Britain's plans for a next-gen Space Shuttle inch forward with the Skylon: A black, future-tech spaceplane that absolutely looks the part.READ»
Fifty years ago this month, a young Russian military pilot, standing just 5'2'' tall and wearing a comically over-sized helmet that would later become an icon, was strapped into a capsule atop the Vostok-1 rocket and fired into space. ...READ»
Psychologist Taibi Kahler worked with NASA to create a program to figure out which astronauts had the right stuff. Now eLoyalty is using his system to make sure support staff don’t send customers ballistic.READ»
The President has finally revealed details of his plans for NASA, as part of a desperate PR trick to recover from criticism after he canceled the Constellation moonshot rockets. Mars is the new goal, a disappointing 25 years ...READ»
The Hubble Space Telescope has always been an amazing machine, but it was recently made even more amazing with some repairs and optical upgrades in daring spacewalks. The first pics are out now, and they're stunning.
The HST was ...READ»
On July 16, 1969, Americans watched on their TVs as Michael Collins, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong took to the skies. "Spacesuits: Within the Collections of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum" provides an in-depth look into the development of the garb outfitting the crews of the lunar missions.READ»
That China has plans for a space station is not much of a surprise--the nation's space tech has been steadily advancing since its first satellite Dong Fang Hong 1 launched in 1970. But the fact that it's planning to launch the first ...READ»
