What started as a food that astronauts could grow themselves is showing potential for lowering cholesterol levels around the world: space research has found a bacterium that can reduce cholesterol by half.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Tropical Ecosystems Boost Carbon Dioxide as Temperature Rises
NASA
scientists and an international team of researchers have found tropical
ecosystems can generate significant carbon dioxide when temperatures
rise, unlike ecosystems in other parts of the world.
Tenth Parachute Test for NASA's Orion Adds 10,000 Feet of Success
A
complicated, high-altitude test Wednesday demonstrated NASA's new Orion
spacecraft could land safely even if one of its parachutes failed.
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A test version of the Orion capsule touches down in the Arizona desert following a parachute test on Wednesday, July 24.
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A
test version of the Orion capsule is righted following its touchdown
after a parachute test. Although the parachute system is tested in the
desert, Orion will land in the Pacific Ocean.
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View From Mars Orbiter Showing Curiosity Rover at 'Shaler'
NASA's
Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity appears as a bluish dot near
the lower right corner of this enhanced-color view from the High
Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The rover's tracks are visible extending from
the landing site, "Bradbury Landing," in the left half of the scene.
Alphasat lifts off
Alexander’s space clinic
They are skills everyone hopes an astronaut never has to use but they are vital for the International Space Station, where no ambulance can reach. ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst recently boosted his medical skills in a busy hospital setting.
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