Space Exploration

Discovery Dazzles with Two Dawns in One Day

[/caption] (Editor's Note: Ken Kremer and Alan Walters are at the Kennedy Space Center for Universe Today covering the flight…

15 years ago

Discovery Unveiled on Easter Sunday to the Heavens Above

[/caption] (Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is at the Kennedy Space Center for Universe Today covering the launch of Discovery) It…

15 years ago

Countdown Clock Ticking for Discovery Blast off on April 5

[/caption] (Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is at the Kennedy Space Center for Universe Today covering the flight of Discovery) At…

15 years ago

Silent Spirit … Long Winter Ahead

[/caption]The Mars rover Spirit has entered her long anticipated low power hibernation mode according to a statement released by NASA’s…

15 years ago

Skydiver Hopes to Break the Speed of Sound in Freefall

[/caption] The speed of sound -- historically called the 'sound barrier' – has been broken by rockets, various jet-powered aircraft…

15 years ago

Soyuz Blasts off with Russian American Crew for Easter ISS arrival

[/caption] The Russian built Soyuz space TMA-18 capsule blasted off today (Good Friday, April 2) at 12:04 AM EDT (8:04…

15 years ago

NASA: A possible Reprieve for Phoenix

[/caption] Well my original thought for this piece was, “Last Chance for Phoenix”, since the third and final chance for…

15 years ago

3 Welds to Go for 1st Orion Pathfinder Vehicle

[/caption] Just three crucial welds remain to complete the structural assembly of the very first pathfinder Orion manned capsule -…

15 years ago

Astronaut Explains Why We Should Return to the Moon

[/caption] The debate on why humans should or should not return to the Moon has been ongoing for years. Two…

15 years ago

SpaceX Activates Station Communications System for Future Dragon Dockings

[/caption] SpaceX announced today that a combined team of NASA and SpaceX personal had activated communications hardware aboard the International…

15 years ago