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Superfocus Glasses Bring Clarity To NASA Astronauts And 65 Million Farsighted Earthlings

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 MORE

Astronaut Ron Garan On His Harrowing Landing, Innovations In Outer Space, And Tweeting From The Final Frontier

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 MORE

Robots in Space: A GM/NASA Production [Video]

Robonaut 2 reports for duty next week aboard the space shuttle Discovery.READ MORE

Astronauts Enter Round Two of Ammonia Wrestling in Space

Astronauts will try again Wednesday to fix the cooling system on $100 billion International Space Station. READ MORE

Infographic of the Day: How the International Space Station Was Put Together

An animation showing how dozens of components were pieced to together, over time.READ MORE