Preventing &quot;Sick&quot; Spaceships
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Wherever humans go, microorganisms follow--and that includes space. Bacteria and other microbes living onboard spaceships may not only cause health problems for the crew, but also cause the spaceship itself to malfunction.
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pioneering bid to win a $10 million (5.6 million pounds) prize and prove that space is open for business. space travel as ordinary as a Caribbean cruise.
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By Rasha Madkour  HOUSTON  --  Anyone who's ever tried to fold a well-used map can probably relate to the challenge Discovery astronauts face in the next phase of their mission.
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Outfitting swans with super-light   Teflon backpacks containing solar-powered GPS satellite   transmitters is the latest way scientists and researchers are   trying to fight the spread of avian influenza.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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Tiny sensors, shaped like tumbleweed and small enough to fit inside a blood vessel, might one day ride to space inside astronauts' bodies, warning the space travelers when radiation is damaging their cells.
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gollum123 writes &quot;CNN and others are reporting that food is running so low aboard the international space station that both the crew members have been asked to cut their calories, at least until a Russian supply ship arrives in a little over two weeks.
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NASA's thermal-imaging sensor helps fight the flames.
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Outfitting swans with super-light Teflon backpacks containing solar-powered GPS satellite transmitters is the latest way scientists and researchers are trying to fight the spread of avian influenza.
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Earth&#39;s defences may need to be boosted against the risk of potentially deadly microbes returning on board space probes sent to study Mars, according to leading scientists.
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Scientists have discovered a promising new method to fight a range of diseases by boosting the body's natural defenses against viruses.
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Locusts are commonly associated with plagues, food shortages, and death. But they are also inspiring what may be the next wave in lifesaving collision-avoidance systems.
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CLEVELAND, OH -- As NASA (news - web sites) readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, the agency&#39;s risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that affect the International Space Station (news - web sites).
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The &quot;spine&quot; of the James Webb Space Telescope, called the backplane, is in great health for space, according to scientists and engineers.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 23--CAPE CANAVERAL -- You can't walk very far when you're on a spaceship, sea breezes are the stuff of dreams, and a good pizza? Forget about it.
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See sick? The US Navy is funding research into a "Star Trek phaser set on 'stun'".â¦
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Space is the one frontier that&#39;s out of reach to the average person, but the feeling of space travel is now a little less elusive.