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Foton Auman GTL Super-Power Truck Boosts China Aerospace Industry

Dec 8, 2016

China launched the Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft on Monday morning to transport two astronauts to the Tiangong II space laboratory. The spacecraft was sent skyward at 7:30 am atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch ...

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Russian Cosmonaut Breaks World Record of Total Days in Space

Dec 29, 2015

A Russian space capsule landed safely in Kazakhstan, bringing home a three-person crew from the International Space Station, including a record-breaking Russian cosmonaut. Russia's Gennady Padalka, Andreas Mogensen of the European Space ...

Tags: World Record, Total Days in Space

International Space Station's 15 Years of Continuous Human Presence Celebrated

Dec 29, 2015

The International Space Station on Monday reached another milestone: the orbiting laboratory has been home to astronauts and cosmonauts for 15 consecutive years. Although placed in orbit in 1998, the station did not welcome its first ...

Tags: International Space Station, Human Presence

Bacteria Found Living on International Space Station: U.S. Space Agency Study

Dec 29, 2015

Opportunistic bacterial pathogens, including those linked to inflammations or skin irritations, have been found living on the International Space Station, according to a study conducted by the U.S. space agency NASA. "Where there are ...

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British Astronaut Says He Has A Spectacular Life up in Space

Dec 28, 2015

The first Briton on board the International Space Station, Tim Peake, has been giving his initial impressions of space during a news conference. He arrived on the space station just three days ago with two other astronauts, one from Russia ...

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China Launches Country's First Dark Matter Satellite

Dec 18, 2015

China sents into space the country's first Dark Matter Particle Explorer Satellite on Thursday. [Photo: weibo.com] China on Thursday sent into space the country's first space telescope in a fresh search for signals of dark matter, ...

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Astronauts Sample Taste LED Grown Veggies in Space

Nov 12, 2015

Fresh food grown in the microgravity environment of space officially is on the menu for the first time for NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. Expedition 44 crew members, including NASA's one-year astronaut Scott Kelly, are ...

Tags: LED Grown Veggies, Space, LEDs

Scientists Kickstart Global Light Pollution Mapping Project Based on ISS Photos

Nov 12, 2015

Scientists are tapping into photographs taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to reliably measure the amount of light pollution worldwide. This study not only includes the well-known signatures of cities and ...

Tags: LED street lights, Light Pollution, ISS Photos

How Astronauts Might be Able to Grow Martian Potatoes with NASA Lighting Technology

Oct 14, 2015

Stranded on the barren red planet Mars with few supplies available, astronaut Mark Watney played by Hollywood actor Matt Damon in The Martian is fighting for survival against harsh natural elements. To sustain himself, Damon’s ...

Tags: NASA, LED grow lights, space

Lighting Science Group: Five Health Benefiting Lighting Applications

Oct 14, 2015

Healthy lighting … it’s not just for your home. In fact, it’s not just for the planet earth! Or humans, for that matter. Here are five innovative biological correct lighting applications currently helping humans and ...

Tags: Lighting Science Group, lighting applications, health related

NASA Astronauts Became First to Consume Space-Grown Lettuce

Aug 12, 2015

NASA astronauts at the International Space Station became the first in the world to taste the first bite of lettuce grown in the microgravity environment of space. They cleaned the produce with citric acid-based, food safe sanitizing ...

Tags: fresh foods, tomatoes, blueberries

3D Printer Making Chinese Space Suit Parts

May 5, 2015

Chinese researchers have used 3D printing technology to make a safer space suit for astronauts while spacewalking. A research center under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation used a 3D printer to create the vent pipes ...

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Wild Card Games Achieved Double-Digit Growth for The Third Year in a Row

Jan 15, 2015

It's a bumper celebration for Wild Card Games' Sean Byrne, following a year of bestsellers lists and awards for his firm's range of travel themed board games. Wild Card Games is celebrating a bumper start to the year, having achieved ...

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New Era Cap Is Designed to Meet The Specific Performance Needs of Golfers

Dec 24, 2014

New Era Cap announced the introduction of technologically advanced caps designed to meet the specific performance needs of golfers. The company is making the caps available to a limited number of golf shops in 2015. A Golf caps will be ...

Tags: golf shops, skin temperature, Sporting Goods

Lavazza's ISSpresso Machine Will Be Supplied to Astronauts

Nov 24, 2014

A zero-gravity ISSpresso coffee machine from Lavazza will be supplied to astronauts on the International Space Station later this year. Developed by Lavazza and engineering firm Argotec, ISSpresso is a capsule-based espresso system ...

Tags: zero-gravity ISSpresso coffee machine, International Space Station

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