NASA’s fungus could build future homes in space
Chris Maurer of Redhouse Studio is working with NASA Ames scientists to revolutionize how we house ourselves in space, using “bio-bricks,” a fusion of fungi mycelium and plant waste. To …
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Moffett Field’s historic Hangar 3 undergoing demolition
A place that is no longer wanted by the nation it helped protect, Hangar 3 is being demolished. There was an era when the cavernous structure, one of three hangars …
In Mountain View, NASA and aviation history go hand in hand with cocktails
Like many Baby Boomer kids in the 1960s, Philip “Flip” Maritz was obsessed with space and dreamed of becoming an astronaut. He didn’t pursue that career path, but he found …
Experience NASA and space with your own eyes at Oakland’s Chabot Space and Science Center
The sheer beauty of space first struck Ben Burress as a child gazing up at stars, planets and galaxies through the Chabot Observatory telescopes in the 1970s. Decades later, that …
NASA Ames builds the future. What’s next?
Make American airplanes the best and fastest in the world. When a 16-foot wind tunnel was erected in Sunnyvale in the early days of World War II, that was the …
How Silicon Valley will put airships back in flight
It’s longer than three Boeing 737s. Someday it could carry up to five tons of cargo and float from San Francisco to Chicago. Long hidden in a dark hangar at …