Fruit Cells, Space Bread, and Cultured Meat Cartridges: Deep Space Food Challenge Announces Phase 1 Winners [The Spoon, October 2021]

Title:

Fruit Cells, Space Bread, and Cultured Meat Cartridges: Deep Space Food Challenge Announces Phase 1 Winners

 

Author:

Ashlen Wilder 

Published:

The Spoon, 21 October 2021

https://thespoon.tech/fruit-cells-space-bread-and-cultured-meat-cartridges-deep-space-food-challenge-announces-phase-1-winners/

 

From the article:

For the first time ever, NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) have come together this year to host the Deep Space Food Challenge. Companies competing in the challenge must be able to offer a solution to feeding at least four astronauts on a three-year space mission. 

 

The Australian National University (ANU) - Laser research to boost deep space missions [Mirage, July 2021]

Title:

Laser research to boost deep space missions 

Published:

Mirage, 23 July 2021

https://www.miragenews.com/laser-research-to-boost-deep-space-missions-601314/

From the article:

Canberra is one step closer to being Australia’s home to deep space laser communication, thanks to a government funding for researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).

NASA Is Using Fitbits to Prevent COVID Spread Among Astronauts: Fitness trackers could help NASA detect COVID-19 early [Neoscope, February 2021]

Title:

NASA Is Using Fitbits to Prevent COVID Spread Among Astronauts

 

Author:

Victor Tangermann

 

Published:

Neoscope, 11 February 2021

https://futurism.com/neoscope/nasa-fitbits-prevent-covid-spread-astronauts

 

From the article:

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 across its facilities, NASA is handing out Fitbit devices to 1,000 of its employees, including 150 astronauts. 

 

The wrist-worn devices can track several key health metrics, including body temperature. By logging all that data, the agency is hoping to get ahead of any outbreaks of COVID in any of its facilities, which stretch across the entire country.

 

NASA Contractor Signs Deal to Build Greenhouses in Earth’s Orbit: "COVID and the climate change really opened our eyes to the fragility of food security in both the developing and the developed world." [The Byte, 2021]

Title:

NASA Contractor Signs Deal to Build Greenhouses in Earth’s Orbit: "COVID and the climate change really opened our eyes to the fragility of food security in both the developing and the developed world." 

 

Author:

Dan Robitzki

 

Published:

The Byte, 12 February 2021

https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-contractor-build-greenhouse-earth-orbit

 

From the article:

Private space company Nanoracks recently signed a deal with investors in the United Arab Emirates to build orbital greenhouses and grow extremely-resilient crops out in space.

 

University of South Carolina (USC) - USC researcher wants to train robots for NASA deep space missions [The Post and Courier, 28 December 2020]

Title:

USC researcher wants to train robots for NASA deep space missions

 

Author:

Jessica Holdman 

Published:

The Post and Courier, 28 December 2020

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From the article:

For NASA, studying the outermost reaches of space will require the help of robots. But distance can lead to communication problems between the robots and the scientists controlling them. That's why a University of South Carolina artificial intelligence researcher is working with NASA scientists to teach the machines to make crucial in-the-moment decisions, putting his mark on mankind's endless pursuit to discover life beyond our own planet.

2021 could be a huge year for space. Here’s what’s to come from NASA, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos [The Washington Post, 30 December 2020]

Title:

2021 could be a huge year for space. Here’s what’s to come from NASA, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos

 

Author:

Christian Davenport

 

Published:

The Washington Post, 30 December 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/30/2021-space-events-plan/

 

From the article:

From a rover landing on Mars to more human spaceflight missions, big projects are in the works.

 

NASA says we all live in a giant bubble shaped like a 'deflated croissant'

Title:
NASA says we all live in a giant bubble shaped like a 'deflated croissant'

Published:
Sky News, 7 August 2020
https://news.sky.com/story/nasa-says-we-all-live-in-a-giant-bubble-shaped-like-a-deflated-croissant-12044217

From the article:
NASA has revealed the shape of the bubble surrounding our solar system: a deflated croissant.

Scientists at the US space agency have developed a new prediction of the shape of the heliosphere using a model developed with data from NASA missions.

Keeping a steady eye on sea level change from space

Title:
Keeping a steady eye on sea level change from space

Authors:
Jane J. Lee & Ian J. O'neill, NASA

Published:
Phys.org, 13 July 2020
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-steady-eye-sea-space.html

From the article:
Over the course of nearly three decades, an uninterrupted series of satellites has circled our planet, diligently measuring sea levels. The continuous record of ocean height that they've built has helped researchers reveal the inner workings of weather phenomena like El Niño and to forecast how much the ocean could encroach on coastlines around the world. Now, engineers and scientists are preparing two identical satellites to add to this legacy, extending the dataset another decade.

Both spacecraft are a part of the Sentinel-6/Jason-CS (Continuity of Service) mission, a U.S.-European collaboration that aims to make some of the most accurate measurements of sea levels around the world. 

Short Article: Here Are The Qualifications You Need to Be Among NASA's Next Intake of Astronauts

Title:
Here Are The Qualifications You Need to Be Among NASA's Next Intake of Astronauts

Published:
Science Alert, 12 February 2020

From the article:
"Wanted: The next generation of astronauts to walk on the Moon and journey to Mars.  

You'll need a relevant Master's degree, be prepared to live and work 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth on the International Space Station, and be a US citizen."

To read this article:
https://www.sciencealert.com/apply-now-nasa-is-looking-for-the-next-generation-of-astronauts

To read the original article by NASA:
Explorers Wanted: NASA to Hire More Artemis Generation Astronauts
Published: NASA, 11 February 2020
Website: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/explorers-wanted-nasa-to-hire-more-artemis-generation-astronauts