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There are certain scientific headlines that sound less like news and more like something recovered from a classified briefing folder.
NASA is working on ways to extract oxygen from Moon dirt.
Read more: TechGnosis: NASA Is Learning How to Cook Oxygen Out of Moon Dirt
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By Mustafa Aksoy, University at Albany, State University of New York
Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic.
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By Michael E. Fossum, Texas A&M University
Boeing’s crew transport capsule, the Starliner, returned to Earth without its two-person crew shortly after midnight Eastern time on Sept. 7, 2024.
Read more: Tech Gnosis: Boeing’s Starliner Returned Without Its Crew. What Does That Mean for NASA?
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By Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota
For about 15 minutes on July 21, 1961, American astronaut Gus Grissom felt on top of the world — and in a very real sense, he was.
Read more: Tech Gnosis: Splashdown — Why Spacecraft Still Return to Earth by Landing in Water
