Space Exploration
Glitch Delays X-43 Test
NASA has postponed the test of its X-43 prototype because of a problem with the aircraft's rudder. The 4-metre X-43…
Space Exploration Commission Holds First Hearing
The commission appointed to investigate the feasibility of US President's Bush's new space initiative held its first public hearing on…
Mars Society Responds to Bush Announcement
When US President George W. Bush announced his government's new space initiative, to return humans to the Moon and then…
Space Advocates Feel the Bush Plan Needs Work
Image credit: NASA Although they appreciated President Bush's new space initiative, many space advocacy groups were a little disappointed that…
Bush: Human Beings are Heading Into the Cosmos
Image credit: Whitehouse.gov As predicted for several months, US President George W. Bush announced his plan for the future human…
Bush Set to Announce a Return to the Moon
President Bush is set to announce next week that the United States will return to a bold human space exploration…
JIMO Ion Engine Passes the Test
Image credit: NASA/JPL A new ion engine design, under consideration for NASA's Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter mission, has been successfully…
SpaceShipOne Goes Supersonic
Image credit: Scaled Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne achieved an important milestone this week when it broke the sound barrier on a…
Canadian Arrow’s Engine Tested
Image credit: Canadian Arrow The Canadian Arrow X-Prize team has performed a successful low-pressure test of their liquid oxygen and…
Voyager is Nearing the Edge of the Solar System
Image credit: NASA NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has nearly reached the outer limits of the solar system to a region…