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Happy Space Thanksgiving: How the Food-Stuffed Holiday Went Orbital
“Just as on Earth, our feelings about Thanksgiving in space weren’t determined by the quality or the appearance of the meal—but by the people we shared it with.”
This Strange Sensor Russia Sent to the ISS Is Baffling US Military Experts
"I think the appropriate reaction is 'mild curiosity' rather than 'worry.'"
Yeast Can Be Engineered to Turn Astronaut Pee Into Spaceflight Materials
“We are planning to try to get our yeast to the International Space Station in next couple of years.”
So Long, Rollable Solar Array, and Thanks for All the Photons
After attempts to repack ROSA into the SpaceX Dragon capsule failed, the experiment was jettisoned.
This Orbital Fruit Roll-Up Could Be the Future of Solar Power in Space
The Roll-Out Solar Array Experiment (ROSA) deployed on Sunday, and will remain open for seven days.
Rocket Wildfire in Kazakhstan Kills Member of Clean-Up Crew
Hot, windy weather may have exacerbated the grass fire that killed a rocket debris collector on Wednesday.
Watch This Oddly Hypnotic Video of an Astronaut Eating Pudding in Zero Gravity
“This is going to be pudding the space way.”
Freeze-Dried Space Jizz Could Save Us All
A new study found that mouse sperm freeze-dried and sent to space for nine months can still be used to make healthy babies back on Earth.
ISS Find the Middle Ground Between David Foster Wallace and Anarcho UK Punk
Listen to the North Carolina duo's new tape and read a track-by-track rundown.
Radiation-Resistant Mutants at Chernobyl Pave the Way for Life on Mars
Radiotrophic beer is involved.
Aubrie O’Rourke Trained Dolphins, Researched HIV, and Is Helping NASA Get to Mars
And she's just getting started.
No American Has Spent More Time in Space Than Commander Peggy Whitson
In a phone call today with President Trump, he joked about drinking purified urine aboard the space station: “Better you than me.”