Space Products & Innovation
Microgravity research pioneers the future of medicine
Microgravity research pioneers the future of medicine. In 2024, Redwire Space bio-printed its first live human heart tissue using the 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF).
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope launches to explore universe origins
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope successfully launched it aims to study the structure of the universe and the origins of galaxies.
James Webb Space Telescope’s year of big discoveries
JWST is offering new insights into the universe’s origins, which continue to challenge established physics and cosmology.
ESA’s Proba-3 mission launches to create artificial eclipses in orbit
ESA’s Proba-3 satellite pair will create artificial solar eclipses in orbit to study ejections from the Sun.
3D printing with recycled plastics is designed to aid sustainable space
Concerns over increasing orbital debris and a focus on in-situ resource utilization have carved a niche for one American company focusing on sustainability in space.
NASA lays off 5% of JPL staff amid budget tightening
NASA laid off more than 300 employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory amid a shrinking budget and an uncertain federal future.
NOAA finalizes GOES, eyes next generation of forecasting
Increasingly sophisticated weather satellites, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES fleet, are providing the timeliest weather and climate analysis ever fielded.
Volunteer crew emerges from year-long NASA Mars simulation
After 378 days, the CHAPEA crew emerged from its Mars Simulation at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Dueling technologies would harness atoms for faster spaceflight
After decades of dormancy, the concept of spacecraft nuclear propulsion has returned to prominence. Projects from NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in partnership with the Department of Energy are looking to test the technology in space as soon as 2027.
Space-based research brings billions in value to medicine
Every year, NASA turns $10 billion in research and development funding into roughly 1,000 technology reports and 100 new patents.