Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here’s why

The International Space Station has been continuously occupied since November 2000. (Image credit: NASA) The International Space Station could keep flying a bit longer than we thought. The orbiting lab, which has hosted rotating astronaut crews continuously since November 2000, is currently slated to be deorbited in late 2030 . However, a newly advanced NASAContinue Reading

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Sponsored by Avery Dennison Performance Tapes. Tapes can simplify complex processes, support robotic assembly, reduce scrap, and more. By Max VanRaaphorst Globally, more than 60 million EVs are now on the road. It’s a number that might have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago. It underscores how EV OEMsContinue Reading

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NEW YORK (AP) — Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform. The new feature is being rolled out nationwideContinue Reading

Future spacecraft could fix their own damage using ‘self-healing’ materials

A 16-inch (40-centimeter) square Project Cassandra demonstrator test sample. Project Cassandra includes sensors and a heating element into a composite carbon-fiber material, allowing spacecraft to autonomously repair initial stages of damage. (Image credit: CompPair) Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that couldContinue Reading