Space Technology

Why Does the International Space Station Need Thermal Controls?

Aerospace & Defense, Atmospheric Science, Business & Industrial, Earth Sciences, Science, Space Technology / June 21, 2022

The use of temperature monitoring devices and cooling methods, such as forced airflow, is a form of thermal control. Several pods and stations launched by NASA are equipped with state-of-the-art thermal controls, but did you ever wonder why these are essential for the International Space Station? Without thermal controls, the international space station’s temperature would […]

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What Inspired NASA to Use a Countdown for Rocket Launches?

Aerospace & Defense, Aviation, Business & Industrial, Computers & Electronics, Consumer Electronics, GPS & Navigation, Science, Space Technology / June 6, 2022

NASA retired a historic piece of equipment on December 1, 2014, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It wasn’t a rocket or even a deep space nine-iron. It was the original countdown clock, a large analog display the size of a titan’s wristwatch that stood across the river from the rocket launch site and

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How Did the Fungi in Chernobyl React to the Radiation?

Atmospheric Science, Biological Sciences, Business & Industrial, Earth Sciences, Ecology & Environment, Entomology, Health, Health Conditions, Neuroscience, Public Health, Science, Space Technology / May 30, 2022

The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was a nuclear accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat. To this day, it is considered the worse nuclear disaster in history. The area is highly radioactive and inhabitable. However, many areas bordering the zone are relatively safe to live in. Researchers who constantly study

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Was Neil Armstrong Nervous About the Moon Landing?

Aerospace & Defense, Engineering & Technology, History, History, Humanities, Reference, Space Technology / May 16, 2022

Environmental factors in space are dramatically different from Earth, because of these differences the daily rhythms of activity and heart rate of astronauts while they were in space were noted. Did you know, that on the infamous moon landing Neil Armstrong experienced an anxiety attack? Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, experienced a

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How Did An Indonesian Coffin-Maker Become An Instant Millionaire?

People & Society, Space Technology / April 29, 2022

Josua Hutagalung, a 33-year-old man from Indonesia has become an instant news sensation in his hometown when a meteorite crashed into his how. But what was so special about the meteorite? An Indonesian coffin maker became an instant millionaire when a meteorite worth £1.4 million crashed through the roof of his house. The meteorite is

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Who Single-Handedly Calculated the Orbital Technique of Mars Cycling?

Aerospace & Defense, Engineering & Technology, Science, Space Technology / April 29, 2022

The Mars cycler is a type of spacecraft that travels between Earth and Mars regularly. An example of a Mars cycler is the Aldrin cycler. It is called the Aldrin cycler because of Buzz Aldrin. But how did this famous astronaut get a spacecraft to be named after him? Buzz Aldrin, devised an orbital system

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How Many Tampons Did NASA Think Sally Ride Needed?

Aerospace & Defense, Space Technology / April 27, 2022

There are over 6,000 women working in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The number of women at the management level has also increased by 59 percent in the past decade. But even with the large number of women working for NASA today, there still seems to be a disconnect between the needs of

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Who is NASA’s Longest-Serving Female Employee?

Aerospace & Defense, Discrimination & Identity Relations, People & Society, Social Issues & Advocacy, Space Technology / April 6, 2022

NASA started recruiting women and minorities for their space program in the 1960s. By the end of the decade, they had already employed thousands of women. But did you know who the longest-serving female employee is? Susan G. Finley has been with NASA since January 1958. She has been an engineer and programmer for space

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What is a Space Pen?

Aerospace & Defense, Space Technology / March 29, 2022

Rumor has it that the United States government spent billions of dollars just to develop a pen that could write in space, while the Russians just used a pencil. But what is the idea behind the space pen, and why is it so special? NASA astronauts use a “space pen.” It can write under extreme

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How Did NASA Lose A Mars Orbiter?

Aerospace & Defense, Space Technology / March 24, 2022

It takes billions of dollars and significant effort before a spacecraft can be launched into space. Checks, double checks, and triple checks are often done to ensure a successful launch and trip into outer space. Errors are inevitable, but did you know that a straightforward miscalculation cost NASA $193 million? In 1999, NASA lost the

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