Missions
America’s First Asteroid Sampling Mission OSIRIS-REx Arrives at Florida Launch Base
America’s first ever mission designed to retrieve samples from the surface of an asteroid and return them to Earth -…
NASA’s Orion EM-1 Crew Module Passes Critical Pressure Tests
The next Orion crew module in line to launch to space on NASA’s Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) has passed a…
SpaceX Announces Plan to Launch Private Dragon Mission to Mars in 2018
SpaceX announced plans today, April 27, for the first ever private mission to Mars which involves sending an uncrewed version…
New Highest Resolution Images Of Long-Lost Beagle 2 Lander
Images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have identified the lost Beagle 2 lander on the Martian surface, and might explain…
NASA Invests In Radical Game-Changing Concepts For Exploration
As part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, NASA recently announced 13 radical proposals for funding and development
Space Station Gets Experimental New Room with Installation of BEAM Expandable Habitat
The International Space Station (ISS) grew in size today, April 16, following the successful installation of an experimental new room…
Sensational Photos Show ‘Super Smooth’ Droneship Touchdown of SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster – SpaceX VP
SpaceX has released a slew of up close photos showing the sensational “super smooth” touchdown last week of a Falcon…
April 12, 1961: The First Human in Space
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space.
SpaceX Launches to ISS with BEAM Habitat Prototype and Lands First Stage At Sea
All around, today, April 8, was a great day for the future of space exploration. SpaceX successfully restarted their critical…
New Horizons Snaps Amazing 3-D View of Pluto’s Mysterious ‘Bladed’ Terrain
It’s time to whip out your 3-D glasses to enjoy and scrutinize the remarkable detail of spectacular terrain revealed in…