What it really took to become an astronaut during the Space Race

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for ...
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Spanish engineer hired by NASA to prepare the return to the Moon: "Life in space is less glamorous than in movies"

Based in Houston, Ernesto Álvarez is one of the NASA scientists dedicated to developing the 'Orion' spacecraft and the ...

‘Fire and Water: The Making of the Avatar Films’ Review: Disney+ Docuseries Reminds Us That Good Movies Will Always Be Made by Real People

"Avatar: The Way of Water" might be the most advanced movie ever made, but it only worked because its tech was in service to ...
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How Far American Women Astronauts Have Soared Since Sally Ride Took Her Historic Spaceflight

In 1978, Ride and five other women became the first group of female astronauts in the U.S. A new book by a longtime curator ...

Launch/scrub recap of SpaceX and ULA doubleheader rocket launch night from Cape

Recap of the Starlink 6-81 launch and ViaSat-3 F2 scrub, which occurred Nov. 5 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars—twin satellites dubbed Blue and Gold will launch in early November

The first dual-satellite mission to another planet, NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers), is scheduled for launch no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 9, from Cape Canaveral ...
Opinion

Europe Needs New Industrial Priorities To Deliver On Defense Pledges

European investment in industrial capacity, needed to fulfill pledges to boost defense capabilities, could also galvanize Europe's otherwise sluggish economy.

'The human body is equivalent in mass to 50,000 crickets': In city builder Generation Exile, humanity's last hope for sustenance is cricket mush

What will the last humans subsist on as they escape a dying earth? Bug soup, if Generation Exile is any indication ...

The Matic robot vacuum is smarter, quieter, and gets the job done

Developed by two former Google Nest engineers, Matic is the smartest robot vacuum I’ve tested. Powered by an Nvidia SOM, its ...

Qantas releases first images of jet that will fly nonstop from Sydney to London and New York

Australia’s flag carrier will use Airbus A350-1000ULR jets for its “Project Sunrise” service which will fly nonstop from ...
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9 nuclear inventions the Atomic Age nearly unleashed

Atomic Age engineers dreamed up nuclear tanks, planes, and even golf balls. These concepts almost became real.