Space Exploration
Historic 1st Launch of Legendary Soyuz from South America
[/caption] Russia’s legendary Soyuz rocket soared skywards today (Oct.21) on its historic 1st ever blastoff from a new European space…
Book Review: The Apollo Guidance Computer
[/caption] Springer/Praxis has produced a small library’s worth of books about the Apollo Program. A recent offering from the publisher…
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SpaceX Completes Crucial Milestone Toward Launching Astronauts
[/caption] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is now one more step closer to sending astronauts to orbit. The commercial space firm…
Russian Soyuz Poised for 1st Blastoff from Europe’s New South American Spaceport
[/caption] A Russian Soyuz-2 rocket sits poised for its first ever blast off in less than 24 hours from a…
Phobos-Grunt and Yinghou-1 Arrive at Baikonur Launch Site to tight Mars Deadline
[/caption] Barely in the nick of time, Russia’s groundbreaking Phobos-Grunt interplanetary spacecraft to Mars finally arrived on Monday (Oct. 17)…
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Dawn Discovers Surprise 2nd Giant South Pole Impact Basin at Strikingly Dichotomous Vesta
[/caption] Scientists leading NASA’s Dawn mission have discovered a 2nd giant impact basin at the south pole of the giant…
NASA to Test New Atomic Clock
[/caption] When people think of space technologies, many think of solar panels, propulsion systems and guidance systems. One important piece…
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Mars Science Laboratory’s Gateway to Space – The Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – United Launch Alliance (ULA) uses a structure that incorporates several launch and support operations into…
ESA Issues Invitation To Russia To Partner ExoMars Mission
[/caption] What's new in the avenue of space exploration? Right now the European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a formal…
Phobos-Grunt: The Mission Poster
[/caption] Russia is marking the upcoming blastoff of their dauntingly complex Phobos-Grunt sample return mission to the Martian moon Phobos…