Tag: International Space Station
Does a year in space make you older or younger?
Susan Bailey, Colorado State University
Daily life aboard the International Space Station moves fast. Really fast. Traveling at approximately 17,000 miles per hour, 300...
How SpaceX lowered costs and reduced barriers to space
Wendy Whitman Cobb, Cameron University
On March 2, SpaceX plans to launch its first test of an unmanned Dragon vehicle which is designed to carry...
Astronaut Sally K. Ride’s legacy – encouraging young women to embrace...
Bonnie J. Dunbar, Texas A&M University
On June 18, 1983, 35 years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman to launch into space,...
Seeds in space – how well can they survive harsh, non-Earth...
Gina Riggio, University of Arkansas
Will we someday colonize space? Will our children visit other planets? To achieve goals like these, we’ll need to crack...
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Immigration and crime: What does the research say?
Charis Kubrin, University of California, Irvine; Graham C. Ousey, College of William & Mary; Lesley Reid, University of Alabama, and Robert Adelman, University at...
