Space Exploration
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…
Four New Space-Related Bills Passed
Image credit: Scaled Composites The US government passed four new bills by voice vote that promote space and astronomy. The…
World Space Week Begins
People from 50 countries are celebrating space exploration as part of World Space Week - from October 4 to 10,…
Lance Bass Will Join World Space Week
Image credit: World Space Week He didn't quite make it up the International Space Station, but Lance Bass, member of…
Orbital Space Plane Review Completed
NASA's Orbital Space Plane program reached an important milestone this week with the completion of its Level 1 requirements review.…
Madhavan Nair Selected as New Chairman of ISRO
Image credit: ISRO Mr. G Madhavan Nair has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization…