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NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery. For more than 65 years, NASA has made the seemingly impossible, possible. At its 20 centers and facilities across the country and with U.S. commercial companies and international partners, NASA leads studying Earth science, including climate, our Sun, solar system, and the larger universe. We conduct cutting-edge research to advance technology and aeronautics. We operate the world’s leading space laboratory, the International Space Station, and will establish a sustainable and strong exploration presence on the Moon this decade through the Artemis campaign.

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Details last updated 21-Sep-2019

NASA Blog Posts

Longevity and coping with an ever increasing population
07-Jul-2015

Longevity and coping with an ever increasing population

Replace the defence budget with a space colonisation budget and everyone board can be shipped off planet

Summary of living forever news from Ray Kurzweil 21-June-2013
23-Jun-2013

Summary of living forever news from Ray Kurzweil 21-June-2013

Restoring lost synapses, new cancer approach based on naked mole rat HMW-HA, and fruit fly lifespan increased by 24% with Rhodiola rosea

NASA Creations

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

Planetary defense mechanism demonstration and test to be carried out in 2021

NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster - Commercial ion engine (NEXT-C)

Electric propulsion engine composed of a thruster and a power-processing unit

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA Space station / Laboratory

People at NASA

David Smith

Former Emeritus at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Mike Kelly

Chief of the Technical Excellence Office for the NASA Safety Center (NSC).

Michael Kelley

Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters.

Jeffrey Sheehy

Chief Engineer, NASA

Lindley Johnson

NASA's Planetary Defense Officer,

Gioia Massa

Plant scientist, NASA

Christopher (Chris) Jones

Aerospace Engineer at NASA Langley Research Center.

NASA News

Stem cells grown in space show new potential for treating diseases

Stem cells grown in space show new potential for treating diseases

Science Daily - 04-Nov-2024

Potential risks like DNA damage from space radiation require further study

Volunteers emerge from year-long mars habitat, sharing insights on resilience

Volunteers emerge from year-long mars habitat, sharing insights on resilience

Space Connect - 08-Jul-2024

NASA plans to use the findings to prepare for future human missions

A tiny robot arm, MIRA, is heading to the ISS to see if it can do surgeries in space

A tiny robot arm, MIRA, is heading to the ISS to see if it can do surgeries in space

Gizmodo - 29-Jan-2024

If it works well, MIRA could help keep astronauts healthy on long space trips

Lab-grown human liver tissue functioning for 30 days

Lab-grown human liver tissue functioning for 30 days

Space - 10-Jun-2021

we'll gain the knowledge to keep astronauts healthy as they journey further into space

Moon’s hidden water could sustain future Lunar missions

Moon’s hidden water could sustain future Lunar missions

BBC - 26-Oct-2020

Discovery of water on the moon’s surface brings NASA closer to establishing a permanent base

Probes intended to intercept asteroids for planetary defence

Probes intended to intercept asteroids for planetary defence

SYFY Wire - 16-Apr-2020

Threat of asteroid collision is real - who wants to be wiped out like the dinosaurs?

Planning ahead to save Earth - moving big rocks out of Earth's pathway

Planning ahead to save Earth - moving big rocks out of Earth's pathway

Interesting Engineering - 30-Mar-2020

We humans definitely don't want to end up like Dinosaurs did!

Digital twins to revolutionize personalized medicine

Digital twins to revolutionize personalized medicine

Medical Futurist - 19-Mar-2020

Risk prediction and best therapy for a specific patient is a future possibility

Growing new organs from stem cells out in the space

Growing new organs from stem cells out in the space

Independent - 10-Mar-2020

Gravity on earth spatially restricts growth of stem cells into actual 3D organs

Lettuce grown in space vs one from Earth: very similar nutrient levels

Lettuce grown in space vs one from Earth: very similar nutrient levels

New Scientist - 06-Mar-2020

Research suggests astronauts could soon produce their own food in space

Experts look at new techs to enable faster trip to Mars

Experts look at new techs to enable faster trip to Mars

BBC - 25-Dec-2019

Speed, maximum load, human safety, and power source, among the main factors considered

NASA reveals large meteor explosion in December 2018

NASA reveals large meteor explosion in December 2018

BBC - 18-Mar-2019

This would have caused damage over a populated city

NASA's DART planning first planetary defense impact

NASA's DART planning first planetary defense impact

Space - 02-Jan-2019

We don't want to go the same way as the dinosaurs!

New Telescope To Scan For Collision Course Asteroids

New Telescope To Scan For Collision Course Asteroids

Space - 30-Jun-2018

NASA's program will scan for all near-earth objects larger than 140 meters in diameter

NASA's plan to defend the Earth from asteroids

NASA's plan to defend the Earth from asteroids

CNET - 20-Jun-2018

NASA is developing a detection and defence system against 50m to 140m asteroids

NASA's plan for an aerial colony above Venus

NASA's plan for an aerial colony above Venus

NBC News - 05-Jun-2018

HAVOC spacecraft will deploy helium balloons to float above the inhospitable Venus environment

Asteroid Almost Hit Earth Yesterday

Asteroid Almost Hit Earth Yesterday

Outer Places - 16-Apr-2018

Asteroid 2018 GE3 passed by Earth at half the distance to the moon. Scientists only had a few ho...

NASA plans to use nukes against a killer asteroid

NASA plans to use nukes against a killer asteroid

Digital Trends - 12-Mar-2018

NASA has designed Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response craft. 8.8-to...

Humans Could Someday Colonize Jupiter and Venus

Humans Could Someday Colonize Jupiter and Venus

Interesting Engineering - 21-Jan-2018

Mars One is hoping to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars. CEO Bas Lansdorp is alread...

Asteroid Hunter Tasked With Saving Earth from Killer Impacts

Asteroid Hunter Tasked With Saving Earth from Killer Impacts

Motherboard - 12-Jan-2018

Rare for asteroids to survive passage through the atmosphere to cause damage. Lindley Johnson is...

NASA Fails To Spot City Destroying Asteroid

NASA Fails To Spot City Destroying Asteroid

Tech Times - 09-Dec-2017

Only spotted the day after it skimmed past the planet. Asteroid 2017 VL2 was just over 100,000 k...

First international asteroid tracking exercise proves a success

First international asteroid tracking exercise proves a success

New Atlas - 08-Nov-2017

An international team led by NASA has tested the International Asteroid Warning Network, which su...

A Timeline for Humanity’s Colonization of Space

A Timeline for Humanity’s Colonization of Space

Futurism - 30-Oct-2017

Late 2017: Heavy Falcon Launch 2018: Preparing for Space Tourism 2019: Space Tourism and Observ...

House-sized asteroid narrowly misses Earth

House-sized asteroid narrowly misses Earth

Sky News - 12-Oct-2017

NASA has estimated that "2012 TC4" is 15m to 30m long (45ft to 100ft) - and in space terms, the a...

Scientists Urge Funding For Armageddon-style Asteroid Mission

Scientists Urge Funding For Armageddon-style Asteroid Mission

Universe Today - 22-Sep-2017

Space agencies from around the world are dedicated to develop techniques for protecting Earth fro...

Three asteroids give Earth a close shave in a single week

Three asteroids give Earth a close shave in a single week

CNET - 20-Sep-2017

Last week three never-before-seen asteroids were discovered whizzing by Earth significantly close...

Climate Change on Mars

Climate Change on Mars

EARTH Magazine - 11-Jan-2002

Severe episodic or catastrophic phenomena are much more common in nature than we have thought. T...

Topics mentioned on this page:
Space Colonization, Asteroid Impact