In October 1995, NASA and the University of Wisconsin created the technology to do so with the goal of feeding astronauts on long space voyages. (livescience.com)
Shortly after 7:30 am Eastern time this morning, a seven - year space voyage at last reached its final destination: NASA's Dawn mission entered orbit around Ceres, a small, icy world orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. (scientificamerican.com)
To militarists and politicians, it (this national phallus) symbolized our might; to science fans, American discovery; to kids, fantastic space voyages; to NASA, a fat paycheck and national prominence; to the media, a feel - good, patriotic story to sell; and to the country as a whole, some combination of the above. (discovermagazine.com)