Space Exploration Technologies
This is How Orion’s Dramatic Flight Test Will Look Next Month
A ride into space, a high-speed re-entry and a safe parachute deployment. That's what NASA is hoping for when the…
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Uranus Bland? Nope, It’s A Stormy Planet With Interesting Insides
Sometimes first impressions are poor ones. When the Voyager 2 spacecraft whizzed by Uranus in 1986, the close-up view of…
Virgin Galactic Crash Survivor Didn’t Know Re-Entry System Was Turned On Prematurely
The surviving co-pilot of the Virgin Galactic crash was unaware that SpaceShipTwo's re-entry system was unlocked prematurely during the flight…
Philae Ready to Take Flying Leap to Historic Comet Landing (Coverage Information)
We are now in the final hours before Rosetta’s Philae lander is released to attempt a first-ever landing on a…
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Review: In “Interstellar,” Christopher Nolan Shows He Has The Right Stuff
Science fiction aficionados, take heed. The highly-anticipated movie Interstellar is sharp and gripping. Nolan and cast show in the end…
A Comet’s Tale – Rosetta’s Philae, Five Days from Touchdown
In the recently released Rosetta short film called "Ambition", the master begins a story to his apprentice - "Once upon…
Giant Water Bubble Engulfs Video Camera On Space Station, With Hilarious Results
What does the view look like from inside a water bubble? Earlier this year, astronauts on the International Space Station…
Satellite Debris Forces Space Station To Evade Threat Hours Before Collision Risk
A spacecraft attached to the International Space Station did an "emergency maneuver" to push the complex, which now houses six…
Building A Space Base, Part 2: How Much Money Would It Take?
How much would it cost to establish a space base close to Earth, say on the Moon or an asteroid?…
Building A Space Base, Part 1: Why Mine On The Moon Or An Asteroid?
So can we get off of Earth already and start building bases on the Moon or an asteroid? As highlighted…