Space Flight
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?…
Experimental Scramjet Aircraft Set for Test Flight
The X-51A Waverider hypersonic scramjet project is set for its second test flight today, and the U.S. Air Force hopes…
Is National Academies Review of Astronaut Numbers Needed?
[/caption] In the wake of the recent departure of astronaut Garrett Reisman from NASA to work for SpaceX, the necessity…
Shuttle Endeavour Photo Special: On Top of Pad 39A for Final Flight
[/caption] Space Shuttle Endeavour now sits majestically at launch pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center, awaiting her historic…
Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkagxtiy1-M Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The…
How to Recover a Solid Rocket Booster
NASA shot some very unique high-definition footage of teams recovering the space shuttle's solid rocket booster segments, including under-water shots…
Google Lunar X-Prize’s ‘college team’ gaining steam, attention and support
[/caption] ORLANDO – The Google Lunar X-PRIZE (GLXP) recently announced the 29 official teams that will be vying for the…