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Commercial space industry shows promise in the US

This month marks two years since NASA’s final space shuttle launch from Florida. The end of NASA’s Space Shuttle program has led to the commercialization of the industry. For years, NASA was only rivalled by...

Lab simulates space conditions for medical studies

A special lab that allows test subjects to live and be observed in altered conditions recently opened in Cologne. It’s an ideal testing ground both for spaceflight and medicine. Envihab – a combination of “environment”...

China lifts off past Europe in space travel

China’s advancing technological prowess has reached the point where is has overtaken Europe in the fields of space research and travel. Germany is also finding ways to assist the Asian nation’s missions. China’s latest space...