Nigeria’s Science,technology Minister Says the Country is Committed to Space Development

Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Alhassan Zaku, has said that the Federal Government was committed to the development of space science and technology to ensure economic growth. Zaku told a seminar organized by the African Regional Centre...

NASA Concludes 2 Weeks of Technology Development Tests on Prototype Lunar Rovers

NASA has concluded 2 weeks of technology development tests on two of the agency’s prototype lunar rovers. The Desert RATS — or Research and Technology Studies — in the Arizona desert at Black Point Lava Flow allow NASA to analyze and...

NASA Successfully Tests An Inflatable Heat Shield

A successful NASA flight test on Monday demonstrated how a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect itself as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.