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05/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

NASA to award first contract for its lunar “Gateway” program by early 2019

NASA is making significant headway in its plan to return humans to the Moon. In a Bloomberg report, the space agency will issue the initial contract for its lunar “Gateway” program in 2019. “Gateway” is the nickname of the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, the planned space station that NASA will use to study the moon and the conditions […]

05/11/2018 / By David Williams

NASA starts space study to see if sperm can still function in weightless environments

Do sperm squirm the same way in space? That’s an interesting question that’s posed by the leading scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which aims to learn exactly how sperm will function when placed out in space. To conduct this highly serious research work, NASA’s scientists have gone back to the basics […]

04/27/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Automated space shuttle in the works to ferry people back and forth to the moon

As early as summer 2018, Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will take its maiden voyage to the International Space Station (ISS). According to an article on Space.com, experts say this unmanned flight in low-Earth orbit is the first step towards regular trips to the moon and Mars. The Crew Space Transportation 100 Starliner is one […]

04/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

A “luxury space hotel” will be open for business in just a few years

Have you ever wanted to spend your honeymoon, anniversary, or any special occasion in space? If space start-up Orion Span delivers on its promise, you’ll be able to book its Aurora Station space hotel in as little as four years, according to a Space.com article. “We are launching the first-ever affordable luxury space hotel,” says […]

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