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SpaceShipTwo Fires Rocket Engines for First Ever Supersonic Test Flight- Photos & Video
SpaceShipTwo fires her rocket motor in flight for 1st time on April 29, 2013. Credit: MarsScientific.com Updated with more Photos…
How Micrometeoroid Impacts Pose a Danger for Today’s Spacewalk
Video streaming by Ustream Our very own International Space Station is in the cosmic crosshairs. As cosmonauts are to begin…
Rise of the PhoneSats
Satellites can now fit in the palm of your hand. Known as Cubesats, several of these tiny but cost-effective payloads…
How to Spot the Antares Launch from NASA Wallops on Wednesday
A space launch marking a new era is departing from the Virginia coast this Wednesday evening, and if you live…
NASA Trailer Achieves Crowdfunding Goal to Run Before Star Trek: Into Darkness
Here's one bit of NASA outreach that won't be affected by suspensions or sequesters: an edited version of "We Are…
Citizen Science, Old-School Style: The True Tale of Operation Moonwatch
Amateur astronomers have done more than just watch the skies, they've been a national security asset. In the mid-1950’s, it was realized…
Fly Over California Alongside a Space Shuttle!
A view of Endeavour and SCA over California from one of NASA's F/A-18 chase planes (NASA/DFRC) We've shared several videos…
Top Secret Air Force Mini Shuttle lands after Record-Setting Stay in Space
Image Caption: 2nd X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight by landing at Vandernberg AFB, Calif., on June 16,…
Fly To Space For $320!
[/caption] Ok, at 100,000 feet it's not really "space" but for $320 USD JP Aerospace is offering a very affordable…
The Awesome Complexity of Hypersonic Flight
Researchers at Stanford University are working on solutions to the inherent difficulties of hypersonic flight -- speeds of over Mach…