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Lichen in Orbit
The Expose-R2 experment on the outside of the Zvezda module of the International Space Station (ISS). Credit: DLR A new study shows that a large percentage of hardy lichens exposed to space conditions...
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Living off the Land in the Final Frontier
Safely sending human explorers to and from Mars will be the challenge of a generation. We don’t yet know what clues astronauts will uncover in the Martian soil or atmosphere that reveal new knowledge...
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Synthetic Biology for Space Exploration
Synthetic biology could be a key to manned space exploration of Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Does synthetic biology hold the key to manned space exploration of the Moon and Mars? Berkeley Lab...
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NASA's Orion Flight Test and the Journey to Mars
The first future human mission to Mars and those that follow will require the ingenuity and dedication of an entire generation. We take the next step on that journey with the uncrewed, first flight...
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Orion: Prepare for a Trial by Fire
Launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket. Orion will be carried to orbit by a similar Dleta IV Heavy. Credit: NASA A new spacecraft is sitting on the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, just waiting...
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From Myth to Legend: Orion Test a Success
Crowds gathered at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to witness the launch of Orion. Credit: Aaron L. Gronstal Astronauts have not yet set foot on Mars, but they are a step closer after today’s...
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Astrobiology Top 10: Orion
As 2014 comes to a close, Astrobiology Magazine is counting down our ‘Top 10’ stories from the past year. At number 10, NASA takes a big step toward future Mars missions with the test launch and ocean...
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Plants Use Sixth Sense for Growth Aboard the Space Station
These culture dishes hold seedlings and the growing medium for the Plant Gravity Sensing investigation, which were used during astronaut training at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tsukuba...
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NASA Unveils Sustainable Campaign to Return to Moon, on to Mars
Credit: NASA In December of 2017, President Donald Trump signed Space Policy Directive-1, in which the president directed NASA “to lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with...
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NASA Calls for Instruments, Technologies for Delivery to the Moon
This composite image of the moon using Clementine data from 1994 is the view we are most likely to see when the moon is full. Credit: NASA NASA has announced a call for Lunar Surface Instrument and...
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