🎞 The new space race is all about drama - just ask Tom Cruise
The first actress and producer have boarded the International Space Station to record the first feature film shot in space.
🛰 Capsule Lucy to investigate Trojan Asteroids
NASA's Lucy asteroid probe is set to begin its 12-year space mission in just a few weeks. The craft will set several records and grant us more knowledge on the creation of the solar system.
☢ Nuclear-electric rocket could shorten Mars trip to one month
Being in development since the late 1970s, VASIMIR engines allow for unparalleled speed and efficiency, making voyages to Mars much safer.
🌽 Space tech to give arid countries food surplus
Nanoracks and United Arab Emirates partner up to adapt AgTech originally envisioned for space travel for use in inhospitable regions on earth.
⛽ "Gas stations" to extend satellite lifespans
OrbitFab is a startup that extends the lifespan of satellites by creating gas stations in space.
💉 New method reduces severe malaria in children
A combination of existing treatments administered at the right time drastically reduces the number of children who falls seriously ill or die of malaria.
🚀 Dawn Aerospace aims for multiple space flights per day
An important step towards making space travel a routine occurrence is the ability to frequently use the same craft. Dawn aerospace intends to fly multiple times per day.
💉 The EU is investing heavily in faster vaccine development
A research project aims to reduce the development time for vaccines from a decade to roughly a year.
⚡️ Microwaves transmit power to drones – and potentially rockets
Imagine reducing the weight, cost and complexity of spacecraft quite simply by leaving fuel behind. It sounds astonishing, but it's exactly what researchers in Japan are aiming for.