SELECTED RELEASES AND TALKS

Saturday, 11 February 2017

More science heading to the International Space Station

SpaceX's upcoming Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center will carry a host of science experiments to the International Space Station, aside from the SAGE III instrument to study Earth's atmosphere.

 

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Friday, 10 February 2017

Next SpaceX launch will see rockets returning to Nasa's iconic Launch Complex-39A

SpaceX's ambitious launch plans for 2017 will see it fire a rocket to space every two weeks. And its next mission, scheduled for Saturday, will make history in another way.

 

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Thursday, 09 February 2017

SpaceX to send a lethal superbug to the International Space Station on Valentine's Day: Scientists hope MRSA will mutate and reveal its secrets

On Valentine’s Day, SpaceX will launch a lethal pathogen into low-Earth orbit. The antibiotic-resistant superbug ‘MRSA’ will make its way to the International Space Station on February 14, where it will be subjected to microgravity – possibly spurring accelerated mutation.

 

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