Space Flight

Shenzhou-8 lands after China’s 1st Space Docking propelling Ambitious Human Spaceflight Agenda

[/caption] China’s historic first docking mission in space ended in a complete success today (Nov. 17) following the safe landing…

13 years ago

An Inside Look at the ‘Astrovan’

We've all seen the specially made NASA van that takes the astronauts to the launchpad, but normally we don't get…

13 years ago

Could We Soon See the End of ITAR’s Chokehold on Space Exploration?

[/caption] Jeff Foust of The Space Review may have said it best when he claimed that ITAR, a set of…

13 years ago

Want To Fly In Space? NASA Looking For More of the “Right Stuff”

[/caption] NASA is looking for folks with the “right stuff.” The space agency is seeking qualified individuals for when the…

13 years ago

Dramatic Soyuz Docking Averts Potential Station Abandonment

[/caption] A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the first crew of humans to fly to space in the post Space Shuttle…

13 years ago

China completes 2nd Docking to Space Lab and sets Path to Manned flights in 2012

[/caption] Chinese space prowess took another major leap forward today (Nov. 14) when the unmanned Shenzhou-8 capsule successfully re-docked with…

13 years ago

Soyuz Launches to Station amid Swirling Snowy Spectacular

[/caption] The future survival and fate of the International Space Station was on the line and is now firmly back…

13 years ago