NASA

Numerous Companies Propose Possible ‘Space Taxis’

[/caption] Once, the field had only had few entries, but now there are several companies vying to send American astronauts…

14 years ago

Powerful Mars Orbiter Directs Opportunity to Clays and Hydrated Minerals

[/caption] NASA is using its powerful science surveyor orbiting more than 241 kilometers above Mars to target the surface explorations…

14 years ago

Landfall at Santa Maria for Opportunity on Mars

[/caption] NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover arrived today (Dec .15) at Santa Maria crater on Sol 2450. She sits just 20…

14 years ago

SpaceX Looking to Launch Next Dragon Spacecraft – to the ISS

[/caption] With the success of the first and second launches of the Falcon 9 rocket as well as the successful…

14 years ago

Nanosail-D Update: Things Look Grim

[/caption] We reported the successful ejection of the Nanosail-D nanosatellite from the satellite that it was launched with earlier this…

14 years ago

How Are You Celebrating the Year of the Solar System?

There are a lot of solar system space missions coming up, plus – as always – a plethora of astronomical…

14 years ago

Apollo 12 anniversary celebrated at Martian Crater as Opportunity blazes ahead

[/caption] NASA recently celebrated the anniversary of the historic Apollo 12 lunar landing mission with another history making craft -…

14 years ago

SpaceX Shoots for Dec. 8 Launch of Falcon 9

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL --Engineers with the commercial space company SpaceX have analyzed two small cracks in the rear segment of…

14 years ago

How Many Astronauts Does NASA Need?

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – When we think of NASA, the first thing that most Americans picture is the men and…

14 years ago

NASA’s Nanosail-D Released into the Winds of Space

[/caption]Despite being an idea rattling around inside the head of engineers and space enthusiasts for over 40 years, solar sails…

14 years ago