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Record-Breaking Astronauts Return to Earth—Taking Us One Step Closer to Mars
Expedition 44 to the International Space Station has been successfully completed after three astronauts landed in Kazakhstan.
If People in Suspended Animation Are ‘Dead,’ Sticky Legal Issues Could Arise
NASA has been talking recently of plans to put astronauts in suspended animation. A hospital in Pennsylvania is poised to put some patients into suspended animation. A facility in Michigan run by The Cryonics Institute has 117 patients in this state. As science fiction becomes reality, the legal nitty gritty may lead to a rude awakening for some.
Cool Astronomy Timeline: Simulate Space Travel
If you were to make a journey through space, what would the itinerary approximately look like?
PayPal: Galactic Currency Coming Soon for Space Travelers
The first steps are being taken to create an intergalactic currency. PayPal will unveil PayPal Galactic working with the SETI Institute and Space Tourism Society, to help create a currency for space and off-Earth colonies.
What Would ‘Star Wars’ Travelers Really See?
Approaching the speed of light in the Millennium Falcon would look a little different from the way the movies show it, according to new U.K. research.
Warp-Speed Travel Moves Closer to Reality
Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) are carrying out lab-scale experiments to create tiny space-time warps with an aim to eventually achieving “Star-Trek”-style interstellar space travel.
