XCOR Lynx Slated to Fly New Suborbital Telescope
[/caption] Commercial space company XCOR Aerospace has signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” with the Planetary Science Institute, laying the groundwork…
Zubrin Claims VASIMR is a Hoax
[/caption] A next-generation plasma rocket being developed by former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz called the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma…
Infographic: Powering the Space Shuttle
How much energy does it take get the space shuttle launched, into orbit, and back to Earth again? This infographic…
3-D Atlantis in Flight
[/caption] Time to grab your 3-D glasses (the red/cyan kind, please) and see a couple of 3-D views of Atlantis…
Hubble’s New Views of Neptune
[/caption] To celebrate the first complete orbit of the planet Neptue since its discovery in 1846, the Hubble Space Telescope…
Recent Sun Activity: Plasma Fountains, Sun-Grazing Comet
Interesting activity captured on the Sun early today (July 12, 2011) showing an active region on the Sun's Eastern limb.…
Watch Live: Final Spacewalk of Space Shuttle Program
Live Video streaming by Ustream The final spacewalk of the shuttle era is taking place today, beginning at 8:22 a.m.…
Water Cannon Salute trumpets recovery of Last Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters – Photo Album
[/caption] NASA welcomed the very last spent Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB’s) back into port with a special water cannon…
A Love Affair With Space
Need a space-related smile for the day? Science comedian Brian Malow has a love affair with space travel that began…
An Image it Took 30 Years to Complete: Father and Son at First and Last Shuttle Launch
[/caption] Chris Bray and his father Kenneth attended the first space shuttle launch 30 years ago and even though they…