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- NASA is sending its inflatable Mars Ice Home into space Thu, 26 Oct 17, 1:18amBefore astronauts ever venture to Mars, materials for a red planet habitat will undergo space testing. The inflatable Mars Ice Home, designed by Clouds Architecture Office (Clouds AO), Space Exploration Architecture (SEArch),...
- Ice Home materials for future Mars dwellings are heading to space Thu, 26 Oct 17, 1:18amBefore astronauts ever venture to Mars, materials for a red planet habitat will undergo space testing. The inflatable Mars Ice Home, designed by Clouds Architecture Office (Clouds AO), Space Exploration Architecture (SEArch),...
- A misinterpreted claim about a NASA press release, CO2, solar flares, and the thermosphere is making the rounds Fri, 29 Mar 13, 3:20pmI loathe having to write this story because I truly dislike giving any attention to the people who are known as the “slayers” from the “Slaying the Sky Dragon” book...
- LEED-Certified Federal Building Projects Increase By More Than 50% in 2012 Sat, 20 Oct 12, 5:20amPhoto via Shutterstock It looks to have been a good year for green buildings in the federal sector; according to a new report, the number of federal LEED-certified projects has skyrocketed by 51% this year, from 544 completed...
- NASA Testing Space-Based 3D Printers to Create Tools on Trips to Mars Wed, 25 Jul 12, 7:24amWhen something breaks in space, ordering a replacement part can be an astronomical inconvenience. Yet, what if astronauts could simply produce the components they needed on demand? NASA is currently testing a new...
- ‘First Light’ Taken by NASA’s Newest CERES Instrument, includes stunning “blue marble” image Sat, 4 Feb 12, 4:48pmWestern Hemisphere + web view | + hi-res image Eastern Hemisphere + web view | + hi-res image A ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA’s most recently launched...