Posted by Mariza on October 31, 2010 ·
“Hundred Years of Starship” will certainly be one of the most ambitious and audacious space programs of NASA till date. NASA and DARPA have decided to collaborate on a space project of sending manned space ship to Mars and the plans are not just limited to that, they are planning to make it a one way journey! Which means astronauts will be sent [...]
Posted by Aman on September 29, 2010 ·
Apparently the only motive in Sir Richard Branson’s life is to take people for a ride, well literally! This millionaire had earlier introduced private shuttles for people to dive deep into the deep blue sea and explore the unimaginable and now he is all set to commercialize the journeys into the deep blue sky.
This trend is catching up and it [...]
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Saxena on November 23, 2009 ·
The sensation and addiction of blogging has grasped millions of users worldwide, with numerous blogging websites getting online everyday. Now the craze of blogging has gone beyond the orbit of our planet, with the world’s very first space blogger, astronaut Maksim Suraev who is currently posting his day to day activities from space.
One of the [...]
Posted by Carlos on May 3, 2009 ·
Every boy’s dream is to grow up to be a great astronaut someday. Sadly, no one gets to fly all those space ships that we all play on the consoles. However, one can take comfort in the fact that there is a fully functioning Russian Space Suit which is up for grabs at eBay.
It costs $40,000 and the model is called EVA ORLAN-M. There are no details [...]
Posted by Carlos on January 8, 2009 ·
All these years astronauts have been using the weird Russian made toilets, which usually went embarrassingly wrong while up in the space. In fact, the toilet needed prior training given to the astros. Now, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has unveiled a wearable toilet, which can be worn by the astronaut like a diaper.
The excrements would be [...]