NASA
Have a Question About Space? Ask an Astronaut
[/caption] Astronauts are usually gregarious and quite pleasant people who like to share their experiences of living and working in…
Constellation Project Parachute Tests: Ares I Success, Orion Failure
[/caption] At the end of last month, the Orion crew module and the Ares I rocket parachute systems underwent a…
Next Generation Magnetoplasma Rocket Could be Tested on Space Station
[/caption] NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has announced his intentions to send an advanced spaceship propulsion prototype to the International Space…
The Politics of Space: Obama Wants to Increase NASA Funding
[/caption] Over the weekend, Democratic senator Barack Obama made a public statement during his presidential campaign trail in Titusville, Florida.…
50 Years of NASA
Fifty years ago this week NASA was born. On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the…
US Signs International Deal to Collaborate on Lunar Missions
[/caption] NASA has signed a landmark agreement to collaborate with emerging space-faring nations for the exploration of the Moon. This…
Bad Idea: Blowing Up Asteroids with Nuclear Missiles
[/caption] The first thing that comes to mind when someone asks: "How do we deflect a near Earth asteroid?" is…
NASA to Develop GPS-Like System for the Moon
During the second moonwalk of the Apollo 14 mission, Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell were hoping to walk to the…
Successful Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor (Video)
[/caption] It looks like the hardware is gradually slotting into place for the development of the Orion capsule in NASA's…
NASA’s Use of Cadavers to Test the Orion Capsule
[/caption] NASA is debating whether the new Orion capsule should land in the water, like Apollo, or on land, similar…