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Taking a taste of the sensory research of Space Exploration Initiative’s Maggie Coblentz
Space research, led by a diverse team of women scientists, will be presented at this year's AIAA Ascend Conference.
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A cohort of transdisciplinary researchers will study effects of sustained microgravity
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Ariel Ekblaw presented designs for self-assembling architecture to create habitats for people living and working in low-gravity environments
For decades, the International Space Station (ISS) has operated as a bastion of international cooperation and a unique testbed for microgra…
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The Telemetron was created in response to a call from the MIT Media Lab’s Space Exploration Initiative.
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Xin Liu discusses the Space Exploration Initiative's upcoming arts exhibition at Ars Electronica
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Can we enable social connectivity between astronauts and people on Earth through an embodied agent?Astronauts actively communicate with the…
Research projects deployed in zero gravity, November 2017.