Space Exploration
Soyuz Tourist Flights Beginning Soon
Image credit: Space Adventures Two space tourists will have a chance to fly to the International Space Station in 2005,…
40 Years After the First Woman in Space
Officials from the Russian Space Agency marked the 40th anniversary of the first woman to travel to space by presenting…
Space Pioneer Unveils Rocket Prototype
Aerospace pioneer Bart Rutan has created what he calls the world's first private space program. The three-person capsule, rocket and…
Russians Say Bass is Back in Training
Pop singer Lance Bass is getting closer to getting his chance to fly in space according to an announcement from…
Canadian X-Prize Entrant Moves Closer to Spaceflight
A Canadian team competing to win the $10 million X-Prize announced that they had completed a major milestone on their…
Scramjet Prototype Has a Successful Flight
Image credit: University of Queensland A new jet designed to travel more than 7 times the speed of sound has…
Solar Flare Silences Japanese Mars Probe
A solar flare has struck Nozomi, Japan's first probe to Mars, cutting off its communications with Earth. Japanese scientists believe…
Families Might Make the Best Spacefarers
According to John Moore, a University of Florida anthropologist, families might have the right social dynamic to take on long…