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Tissue chips flown to model astronaut organ responses on the ISS

Micro-scale tissue chips are being flown to the International Space Station to act as surrogates for human organs, enabling controlled study of cellular and tissue responses to microgravity and space radiation. Data will inform crew medical care and countermeasures for long-duration missions.

2026-03-17T04:12:24.080116-07:00

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The Post‑ISS Era: Commercial and National Stations Set to Redefine LEO Research, Commerce and Security

2026-03-16T16:34:18.606261-07:00

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Goddard at 100: 'Nell', a two‑second launch that began modern rocketry

2026-03-16T02:19:15.103564-07:00

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Jared Isaacman pledges monthly uncrewed lunar landings from 2027 to support Moon‑base construction

2026-03-16T05:37:52.995115-07:00

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Tissue chips flown to model astronaut organ responses on the ISS Micro-scale tissue chips are being flown to the International Space Station to act as surrogates for human organs, enabling controlled study of cellular and tissue responses to microgravity and space radiation. Data will inform crew medical care and countermeasures for long-duration missions.

2026-03-17T04:12:24.080116-07:00

Tissue chips flown to model astronaut organ responses on the ISS

Universe Today

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The Post‑ISS Era: Commercial and National Stations Set to Redefine LEO Research, Commerce and Security NASA's International Space Station is slated to retire in 2030, and a mix of national successors, agency programs and commercial platforms aim to replace it. Multiple orbiting outposts will reshape research, manufacturing and logistics — and raise traffic, debris and security coordination challenges.

2026-03-16T16:34:18.606261-07:00

The Post‑ISS Era: Commercial and National Stations Set to Redefine LEO Research, Commerce and Security

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Investing in student programs is essential for America’s lead in space The author argues expanding and funding student programs is essential to sustain America’s leadership in space. Scaled internships, university partnerships and K–12 STEM outreach are needed to produce engineers, technicians and mission planners for upcoming government and commercial missions and to preserve industrial competitiveness.

2026-03-16T06:02:22.900980-07:00

Investing in student programs is essential for America’s lead in space

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Jared Isaacman pledges monthly uncrewed lunar landings from 2027 to support Moon‑base construction Jared Isaacman announced plans to begin monthly uncrewed lunar landings in 2027 to support construction of a moon base, telling Spaceflight Now, “We are going to plus up for Moon base construction in a huge way.” The comments were made in an interview released late Friday.

2026-03-16T05:37:52.995115-07:00

Jared Isaacman pledges monthly uncrewed lunar landings from 2027 to support Moon‑base construction

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Goddard at 100: 'Nell', a two‑second launch that began modern rocketry On March 16, 1926, Robert H. Goddard’s liquid‑oxygen/gasoline rocket “Nell” lifted off from an Auburn, Massachusetts cabbage patch and flew for roughly two seconds. A century later, the rocket’s fragments, legacy and its line to satellites, Moon missions and commercial rockets are being reexamined.

2026-03-16T02:19:15.103564-07:00

Goddard at 100: 'Nell', a two‑second launch that began modern rocketry

Universe Today

JWST reveals widespread carbon dioxide on Europa, pointing to ocean–surface exchange James Webb Space Telescope spectra show carbon dioxide is far more widespread on Europa's surface than previously recognized, appearing in lens-like patches across multiple geologic terrains. The distribution implies active exchange processes between the moon's subsurface ocean and the ice shell, reshaping habitability assessments and mission targets.

2026-03-15T17:34:32.555007-07:00

JWST reveals widespread carbon dioxide on Europa, pointing to ocean–surface exchange

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OSTP steps in to coordinate U.S. national space policy as National Space Council remains inactive With the National Space Council inactive, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has assumed lead responsibility for coordinating U.S. national space policy. The move centralizes interagency policy coordination within OSTP across civil, commercial and national-security space domains.

2026-03-15T09:37:31.753429-07:00

OSTP steps in to coordinate U.S. national space policy as National Space Council remains inactive

Universe Today

GRB 250702B: Seven‑hour repeating gamma‑ray burst points to star torn apart by intermediate‑mass black hole On 2 July 2025 NASA's Fermi telescope recorded GRB 250702B, a repeating gamma‑ray burst that persisted for over seven hours and produced multiple distinct flares across a day — nearly double previous records. A new MNRAS paper argues the source is a star tidally disrupted by an intermediate‑mass black hole.

2026-03-14T22:53:40.617644-07:00

GRB 250702B: Seven‑hour repeating gamma‑ray burst points to star torn apart by intermediate‑mass black hole

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Tissue chips flown to model astronaut organ responses on the ISS

The Post‑ISS Era: Commercial and National Stations Set to Redefine LEO Research, Commerce and Security

Goddard at 100: 'Nell', a two‑second launch that began modern rocketry

Jared Isaacman pledges monthly uncrewed lunar landings from 2027 to support Moon‑base construction

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