Edge of Space

Zero Gravity Solutions to test effects of BAM-FX on crop plant growth and nutrition in microgravity

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Zero Gravity Solutions to test effects of BAM-FX on crop plant growth and nutrition in microgravity

(7 December 2015) Zero Gravity Solutions, in collaboration with Intrinsyx Technologies Corporation, will send BAM-FX, its agricultural product, to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon vehicle, currently scheduled to launch March 21, 2016 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Blue Origin makes historic rocket landing

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Blue Origin makes historic rocket landing

(24 November 2015) Blue Origin today announced that its New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space, reaching its planned test altitude of 329,839 feet (100.5 kilometers) before executing a historic landing back at the launch site in West Texas.

NASA selects new technologies for parabolic flights and suborbital launches

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

NASA selects new technologies for parabolic flights and suborbital launches

(18 November 2015) NASA's Flight Opportunities Program has selected eight space technology payloads for reduced gravity flights on board specialized aircraft and commercial suborbital reusable launch vehicles (sRLVs).

SpaceLoft rocket is Spaceport America's 24th launch

Fri, 06 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

SpaceLoft rocket is Spaceport America's 24th launch

(6 November 2015) Spaceport America announced the successful launch today of an UP Aerospace SpaceLoft rocket carrying several scientific and engineering experiments.

Airbus Defence and Space designs payload platform for NanoRacks

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:00:00 +0000

Airbus Defence and Space designs payload platform for NanoRacks

(19 August 2015) Airbus Defence and Space has designed and built a payload platform for the International Space Station (ISS) for NanoRacks LLC, a privately-owned US space company.

Citizens in Space announces payload manifest for first space mission

Wed, 12 Aug 2015 23:00:00 +0000

Citizens in Space announces payload manifest for first space mission

(13 August 2015) Citizens in Space, a project of the United States Rocket Academy, has announced a list of 10 experiments selected for its first research mission on the XCOR Aerospace Lynx spacecraft.

Alpha Space to offer first-in-the-world research flight facility on ISS

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:00:00 +0000

Alpha Space to offer first-in-the-world research flight facility on ISS

(11 August 2015) Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, a newly formed spin-off company of MEI Technologies (MEIT), announced today that a cooperative agreement has been signed with NASA to conduct a commercial project that will lead to the development, integration, deployment and operation of the Materials International Space Station (ISS) Experiment (MISSE) materials research flight facility on the ISS.

Plasma research – new laboratory on the ISS in operation

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 23:00:00 +0000

Plasma research – new laboratory on the ISS in operation

(19 June 2015) The International Space Station (ISS) offers a unique opportunity to conduct research in microgravity. Its newest research system – the PK-4 plasma crystal laboratory – has now begun scientific operations in the Columbus module.

Microgravity experiments may help lighten the load of joint diseases

Sun, 31 May 2015 23:00:00 +0000

Microgravity experiments may help lighten the load of joint diseases

(1 June 2015) Going into space might wreak havoc on our bodies, but a new set of microgravity experiments may help shed light on new approaches for treating cartilage diseases on Earth.

Successful launch of TEXUS 51 – for solar energy in space

Wed, 22 Apr 2015 23:00:00 +0000

Successful launch of TEXUS 51 – for solar energy in space

(23 April 2015) TEXUS 51 was launched into space from the Esrange Space Center near Kiruna in northern Sweden on 23 April 2015 at 09:35 CEST.