Space Flight

Spectacular Night Launch for Soyuz Crew

With a spectacular night launch, the remainder of the Expedition 26 crew are now headed to the International Space Station…

14 years ago

Orbital looking to build a mini Space Shuttle?

Fret not Space Shuttle fans... If Orbital Sciences gets their way, a new mini space shuttle may be coming your…

14 years ago

SpaceX Looking to Launch Next Dragon Spacecraft – to the ISS

[/caption] With the success of the first and second launches of the Falcon 9 rocket as well as the successful…

14 years ago

The SpaceX Business Plan: Help Build a Spacefaring Civilization

[/caption] Elon Musk conceded that the space business world is an extraordinarily difficult place to make money. But that isn’t…

14 years ago

The Future is Now: SpaceX Flight 100% Successful

[/caption] Hailed as a both a great day for commercial spaceflight as well as for NASA, SpaceX made history on…

14 years ago

SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 carrying Dragon spacecraft

CAPE CANAVERAL – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) launched the first Falcon 9/Dragon demonstration flight for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services…

14 years ago

SpaceX Shoots for Dec. 8 Launch of Falcon 9

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL --Engineers with the commercial space company SpaceX have analyzed two small cracks in the rear segment of…

14 years ago

How Many Astronauts Does NASA Need?

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – When we think of NASA, the first thing that most Americans picture is the men and…

14 years ago

NASA’s Nanosail-D Released into the Winds of Space

[/caption]Despite being an idea rattling around inside the head of engineers and space enthusiasts for over 40 years, solar sails…

14 years ago

Weekend Update: SpaceX Success, Russian Launch Failure

[/caption] The third time was a charm for SpaceX’s static fire of the Falcon 9 rocket, with a successful 2-second…

14 years ago