Space Flight
ATV In-Flight Refueling for ISS Set for Mid-May
[/caption] ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Johannes Kepler is more than just a cargo carrier for the International Space Station, it…
NASAs First Orion Capsule and New Space Operations Center Unveiled
[/caption] The inaugural version of NASA’s new Orion human space exploration capsule was unveiled by Lockheed Martin at the company’s…
Keeping Astronauts Safe from Meteoroids
[/caption] About 100 tons of meteoroids bombard the Earth’s atmosphere every day. For spacecraft in Earth orbit, a collision with…
How to Wake Up an Astronaut: Vote Now
From folk to boogey-woogey to cute kids singing, you’ve got 10 original choices for which song should be the winner…
Stardust-NExT sees Jets and impact crater at Comet Tempel 1 and says Farewell !
[/caption]Farewell Stardust-NExT ! Today marks the end to the final chapter in the illustrious saga of NASA’s Stardust-NExT spacecraft, a…
“How Apollo Flew To The Moon” Second Edition Set For Summer Release
[/caption] Apollo: the name conjures up images of spacesuit-clad astronauts riding fantastic machines to the surface of another world. But…
Revolutionary Dawn Closing in on Asteroid Vesta with Opened Eyes
[/caption] The excitement is building as NASA’s innovative Dawn spacecraft closes in on its first protoplanetary target, the giant asteroid…
Decadal Survey for Human Spaceflight?
[/caption] Over at Space Politics, Jeff Foust points out that a provision for an independent study about human spaceflight was…
Iran Claims They’ve Built a Flying Saucer
[/caption] Iran’s Fars News Agency revealed that the country has built an unmanned flying saucer, named "Zohal" (Saturn in Persian)…
What Did Gagarin See on His Historic Flight?
50 years ago, April 12th, Yuri Gagarin became the world’s first human to go into space. What did he see?…