3D Printer Headed to Space Station in 2014

The 3D Print project aims to jump-start an off-Earth manufacturing capability.

The three Expedition 36 crew members currently living and working aboard the International Space Station wrapped up another busy week of science experiments and research Friday, while three new crew members continued preparations in Kazakhstan for a launch to the orbiting laboratory on Tuesday. Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy harvested some of the plants that are part of the Seedling Growth experiment. This looks at how plants grow in space, which is important not only for studying how plants  [...]

Assuming you haven't been under a rock, there's a decent chance that you've seen astronaut Chris Hadfield's rendition of David Bowie's Space Oddity (with the lyrics conveniently changed to skip the whole dying in space part). The video was released just before Hadfield returned to earth, and completely fit with Hadfield's time on the International Space Station, where he became the world's first serious social media expert from space -- tweeting, Tumbling and YouTubing up a storm. But... filming a cover song and releasing...

NASA details plan to capture asteroid

DAVID KNOWLES

While no one has yet figured out how to catch a shooting star, NASA has set its sights on lassoing an asteroid so as to one day save the Earth from destruction.

NASA: We've Made Progress on Obama's Asteroid-Lasso Initiative

Asawin Suebsaeng

In April, the Obama administration unveiled its 2014 budget proposal, which included $145.8 billion for agriculture, $520 million for the International Trade Administration, and a bunch of other stuff . It also included a $105-million initiative to lasso an asteroid, tow it toward Earth, place it into the moon's orbit, and claim the space rock for the United States of America . The idea is to eventually have astronauts travel to the asteroid to conduct mining operations, test technology for missions to Mars , and research...