Space Exploration

New “Flying Tea Kettle” Could Get Us To Mars in Weeks, Not Months

At 54.6 million km away at its closest, the fastest travel to Mars from Earth using current technology (and no…

13 years ago

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,…

13 years ago

Shuttle Enterprise Lands on the Deck of Intrepid in Manhattan

[/caption] NASA’s Space Shuttle Enterprise magnificently completed her final mission by making a historic landing on the deck of a…

13 years ago

Repaired Space Shuttle Enterprise to set Sail on Final Voyage

[/caption] Enterprise, post boo-boo and postponed a day by rainy weather, should arrive at the Intrepid today ! The final…

13 years ago

Shuttle Enterprise Transits NYC Skyline on a Barge

[/caption] On Sunday, June 3, throngs of New Yorkers, Jerseyites and more witnessed one of those ultra rare astronomical events…

13 years ago

Dragon’s Ocean Splashdown Caps Historic Opening of New Space Era

[/caption] Concluding a perfectly executed and history making test flight, the first private spacecraft ever to visit and dock at…

13 years ago

Dragon Heading to Ocean Splashdown

[/caption] History’s first commercial cargo ship ever to visit the International Space Station (ISS) has safely and successfully departed the…

13 years ago

SpaceX Dragon Sealed for Earth Return on May 31

[/caption] The historic flight of the first private spaceship to ever connect to the International Space Station (ISS) has entered…

13 years ago

Visions of the Cosmos: The Enduring Space Art of David A. Hardy

[/caption] For over 50 years, award-winning space and astronomy artist David A. Hardy has taken us to places we could…

13 years ago

Station Astronauts Say Dragon is Plenty Roomy for Hauling Big Crews to Orbit

[/caption] Just how many astronauts can you cram inside a Dragon ? - think Volkswagen Beetle! Well at least 6…

13 years ago