Space Exploration
Ice Caves Possible on Mars
[/caption] New results published in the journal Icarus suggest that caves on Mars may provide future astronauts with more than…
Attention Teachers and Students: Fly An Experiment on Final Shuttle Mission
[/caption] We just received an exciting note from Dr. Jeff Goldstein, the Director for the National Center for Earth and…
Crew Embarks on 520-Day Mock Mission to Mars
[/caption] Six men from Europe, Russia and China embarked on a 520-day mock mission to Mars, heading out to a…
Japan Shoots for Robotic Moon Base by 2020
[/caption] These ARE the droids we've been looking for. The Japanese space agency, JAXA, has plans to build a base…
First Orion Capsule forming rapidly
[/caption] The first Orion crew capsule is rapidly taking shape as assembly work to construct the skeletal framework of the…
Japan to Launch Venus Orbiter and Solar Sail Missions
Bad weather postponed a scheduled multi-mission launch of an H-IIA rocket from Japan early Tuesday, which includes the first Japanese…
Final Round of Apollo 13 Questions Answered by Jerry Woodfill
Our readers had questions about our series "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13," and NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill has graciously…
Successful Test for Orion Launch Abort System
NASA successfully tested the pad abort system developed for the Orion crew vehicle on Thursday morning at the White Sands…
Your Questions about Apollo 13 Answered by Jerry Woodfill
Now that our series on "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13" is complete, NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill has graciously agreed…
13 Things That Saved Apollo 13, Part 13: The Mission Operations Team
The phrase "last but not least" was likely never more appropriate. Though this is the last article of our "13…