Space Flight
Blue Origin Will Shoot Itself In The Foot On Purpose
Blue Origin will perform its next test flight of the New Shepard rocket with a faulty parachute system on the…
Orbital ATK Proposes Man-Tended Lunar-Orbit Outpost by 2020 for Link Up with NASA’s Orion
Orbital ATK has unveiled a practical new proposal to build a near term man-tended outpost in lunar orbit that could…
Super Secret X-37B Nears One Year In Orbit Doing ???
After nearly a year in orbit, speculation still abounds as to the X-37B spacecraft's true purpose, and what its been…
Recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Headed Back to Port: Launch/Landing – Photos/Videos
The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster that successfully launched a Japanese satellite to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) just…
SpaceX Maiden Falcon Heavy Launch May Carry Satellite In November
The long-awaited Falcon Heavy from SpaceX may make its inaugural launch in November, 2016. But what will its payload be?
The New Vostochny Cosmodrome Brings Launches Back To Russian Soil
Russia's new spaceport, the Vostochny Cosmodrome, will allow Roscosmos, the Russian Space Agency, to conduct the bulk of its launches…
April 12, 1961: The First Human in Space
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space.
NASA’s ‘Hubble Hugger’ and Science Chief John Grunsfeld To Retire
Five time space shuttle astronaut and current NASA science chief John Grunsfeld - best known as the ‘Hubble Hugger’ for…
Gender Generates Biological Challenges For Long Duration Spaceflight
Women are more susceptible to harmful changes in their microbiome during space travel. Understanding those changes will allow female astronauts…
Streaks Galore as Cygnus Soars Chasing Station for Science; Photos, Videos
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Tuesday evening, March 22, turned into ‘streaks galore’ on Florida’s space coast, as the nighttime…