What happens when rocket scientists take on the coffee machine? The answer is a $11,111 coffee maker which brews java at the "perfect" temperature.
Imagine being an astronaut on a mission who’s stuck with the same old food for weeks or months (it’s not like you can call out for pizza).
Like most people who are faced with similar dining choices day after day, you’d likely eat less — and that’s a concern for scientists. So they’re recruiting volunteers to help them test out edible fare in preparation for a future mission.
Lots of little kids dream about becoming astronauts — and for some lucky grown-ups, those dreams could become a reality. NASA recently concluded an open call for civilians to apply for a spot in the next astronaut class.
NASA is inviting everyone to have an 'all American meal' with astronauts on board space shuttle Atlantis this Thursday, July 14th. It will be a virtual dining experience of course.
Since this is the last flight for the shuttle program, the space agency has posted the meal recipes, or in space terms, 'formulations' on its website so that we can have a special experience this coming Thursday, July
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off for its final mission Friday morning.
Thousands gathered to watch the blast off, the final of the 30-year-old shuttle program, CNN reported.
The Nasa Messenger spacecraft has successfully achieved orbit around the planet Mercury.
On March 29th, Messenger sent back a series of stunning photos of the closest planet to our sun. The photos show a desolate, gray surface covered in impact craters.