Space Exploration
13 Advocacy Groups Ally Together
As a show of support for President Bush's space exploration initiative, 13 US space advocacy and policy groups have formed…
X Prize Gets Investment and New Name
The privately funded X Prize received a helpful boost this week with a large investment from entrepreneurs Anousheh and Amir…
SpaceDev Wins Its Largest Satellite Contract
SpaceDev announced on Thursday that it has won a $43 million contract to build micro satellites for the Missile Defense…
Teams of Spacecraft Might Explore Better
Instead of sending single, high-risk spacecraft to explore the solar system, researchers are thinking of ways to send fleets of…
Learning How to Live Off the Land
Researcher Dr. Mike Duke has been working for several years to create a rover that could use lunar dust to…
Greece and Luxembourg to Join the ESA
Greece and Luxembourg have been approved to join the European Space Agency; they should become full members of the agency…
Lawmakers Express Concerns Over Bush Initiative
Even through NASA has begun moving to implement US President Bush's new space initiative; the plan hasn't gotten full support…
Space Commercialization Bill Approved
The US House of Representatives today approved bill H.R. 3752, The Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004. This bill…
Deadly Fire at a Rocket Plant in India
An explosion at a solid fuel booster plant caused a large fire at the main Indian space complex; reports about…
What are the Risks of Radiation for Humans in Space?
Human travelers to Mars face many challenges. One of the biggest unknowns is exactly what effect radiation from the Sun…