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Sweating Spacecraft May Be the Key To Greener Space Travel
The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University is partnering with Canopy Aerospace to test next-generation ...
ESA’s new ‘Space Brolly’ satellite to weigh global forest carbon like never before
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a special satellite that can see deep inside the world's tropical rainforests.
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Giant radar ‘umbrella’ launches into space on mission to transform climate science
The European Space Agency (ESA) has blasted its Biomass satellite into space — and it could change everything we know about ...
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World’s First Mission To "Weigh" All Of Earth's Forests From Space Launches
“Our idea was to use a very special type of radar to map the world’s forests from space. The goal was to understand how ...
Could astronauts farm fish in space?
Fish was suggested as an option because it's a source of protein, and has omega-3, and B vitamins which are good at taking ...
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SpaceX's next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space
"We're opening the door to new countries, institutions and individuals that can bring new ideas that can really fuel an ...
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Gaia space observatory bids farewell after a decade of mapping the stars
After more than a decade of mapping billions of stars across the Milky Way and beyond, a groundbreaking spacecraft is ...
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Europe’s mini food lab launches into space to grow steaks, potatoes from single cells
ESA sent a bioreactor into space, the first step in manufacturing appealing food for astronauts and a multi-planetary human ...
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OTD In Space - April 29: European 'Spacelab' Launches On Space Shuttle Challenger
On April 29, 1985, the European Space Agency's Spacelab launched on the space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51B. This was ...