The University of Houston is receiving $5 million from NASA to develop expandable infrastructure for the moon and Mars. The money will go toward a new University of Houston research center, called the ...

Deployable structures and mechanisms have become a cornerstone of modern space engineering, enabling the realisation of large apertures, antennas, and other functional systems from compact launch ...

objectives and technical challenges noted in NASA’s Human & Robotic Technology (H&RT) Project Formulation Plan. Reduced stowage volume (or increased packing efficiency), which can have a profound ...

With a multi-million-dollar grant from NASA, the University of Houston will open an aerospace engineering research center to support the space agency’s strategic goal of extending human presence on ...

The rapid advancements in satellite technology have been inextricably bound up with the support provided by sophisticated space folding mechanisms. In addition, with the rapid progression of space ...

The "visor" for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience during launch and in space. Called the Deployable ...

STOCKTON, Calif., March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Applied Aerospace, a proven manufacturer of solutions for commercial and military spacecraft, aircraft, and ground-based systems, announced it has ...

From muscle atrophy to bone loss, astronauts face a number of health risks while in space. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. It's easy to understand why. The human body ...

No matter what materials one uses to make them, inflatable everything has a tendency to eventually burst. While that may be fun when it comes to party balloons, it's not something to be desired for a ...

NASA is giving university and college students an opportunity to be part of the agency’s journey to Mars with the Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge. NASA’s Game Changing ...