Space Exploration
NASA’s Ames Director Announces “100 Year Starship”
[/caption] The Director of NASA’s Ames Center, Pete Worden has announced an initiative to move space flight to the next…
First Rickroll in Space
Those pranksters from Zug have now gone to the edge of space, sending their own DIY satellite up to 89,000…
STS-133 Crew Conducts TCDT Training
[/caption] The crew for the last mission for space shuttle Discovery spent the week at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center conducting…
Probing Exoplanets
Sometimes topics segue perfectly. With the recent buzz about habitable planets, followed by the raining on the parade articles we've…
Attempt to Break Free-Fall Record Halted by Lawsuit
[/caption] An attempt to reach supersonic speeds during freefall has hit a snag as a promoter who says the stunt…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Solar Or RTG?
[/caption] It used to be the case that if you wanted to send a spacecraft mission out past the asteroid…
Could a Human Mars Mission Be Funded Commercially?
[/caption] What will it take to actually get humans to Mars? The best answer is probably money. The right amount…
A Conversation with Jim Lovell, part 2: Looking Back
[/caption] Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell was awarded the Lincoln Leadership Prize by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum foundation…
Fleet of Solar Sail Spacecraft Envisioned for Future Data Gathering Missions
[/caption] Future missions to explore the outer planets could employ fleets of ‘data-clippers’, maneuverable spacecraft equipped with solar sails, to…
Watch the SpaceUp Conference on SpaceVidCast
Our partner SpaceVidCast is covering the SpaceUp Unconference that is going on right now, August 27-28 in Washington DC. There…