Category: Space
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Dust in space
By studying the contents of the dust in your house — which can include skin cells, pet fur, furniture fibers, pollen, concrete particles, and more — scientists learn a lot about your environment. In the same way, scientists can learn a lot by looking at space dust. Also called cosmic dust, a fleck of space…
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Dogs in space
Dogs in Space[1] is an animated action-adventure television series created by Jeremiah Cortez and developed by Cortez, James Hamilton and Adam Henry for Netflix. Produced by GrizzlyJerr Productions and Netflix Animation, with animation purchased from Atomic Cartoons, the first season premiered on November 18, 2021.[2] The second and final season premiered on September 15, 2022. On August 8, 2024, it was confirmed…
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Death in space
“Death in space” redirects here. For death in specifically outer space conditions, see Space exposure. This article lists verifiable spaceflight-related accidents and incidents resulting in human death or serious injury. These include incidents during flight or training for crewed space missions and testing, assembly, preparation, or flight of crewed and robotic spacecraft. Not included are accidents or incidents…
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Corrosion in space
Corrosion in space is the corrosion of materials occurring in outer space. Instead of moisture and oxygen acting as the primary corrosion causes, the materials exposed to outer space are subjected to vacuum, bombardment by ultraviolet and X-rays, solar energetic particles (mostly electrons and protons from solar wind), and electromagnetic radiation.[1] In the upper layers of the atmosphere (between 90–800 km), the atmospheric atoms, ions, and free radicals, most notably atomic oxygen, play a major role. The concentration…
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Christmas in space
The Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s holidays are typically joyful events spent with family and friends. Astronauts and cosmonauts who happen to be in space during the holidays have found their own unique way to celebrate the occasions. In the early years of the space program, holidays spent in space were relatively rare events, such…
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Batteries in space
A review on battery technology for space application Author links open overlay panelAnil D. Pathak , Shalakha Saha , Vikram Kishore Bharti , Mayur M. Gaikwad , Chandra Shekhar SharmaShow moreAdd to MendeleyShareCite https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.106792Get rights and content Highlights Abstract This review article comprehensively discusses the energy requirements and currently used energy storage systems for various space applications. We have explained the development of different battery technologies used in space…
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Architecture in space
The Role of a Space Architect A space architect is responsible for designing and planning habitable environments beyond Earth’s atmosphere, encompassing life support systems and human habitation in extreme environments. This requires a deep understanding of human needs, material science, engineering principles, terrestrial architecture, and the unique challenges presented by space travel. As a space…
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Animals in space
Before humans actually went into space, one of the prevailing theories of the perils of space flight was that humans might not be able to survive long periods of weightlessness. For several years, there had been a serious debate among scientists about the effects of prolonged weightlessness. American and Russian scientists utilized animals—mainly monkeys, chimps…
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Accidents in space
This pathfinder covers five American manned spacecraft accidents: the Apollo I fire in January of 1967, the crash of X-15 no. 3 in November of 1967, the near-loss of Apollo XIII in April of 1970, the destruction of Challenger in January of 1986, and the disintegration of Columbia in February of 2003. Biographies of the…
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What is Space
What is space? In this image you can see the planetary nebula NGC 6891 glows in this Hubble Space Telescope image. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, A. Hajian (University of Waterloo), H. Bond (Pennsylvania State University), and B. Balick (University of Washington); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)) Jump to: We often refer to our expanding…