Space Flight

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…

9 years ago

Full Moon Offers Spectacular Nighttime Launch Outlook for Orbital ATK Cygnus Resupply to ISS on Atlas V on March 22 – Watch Live

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Clear skies and a nearly full Moon offer the distinct possibility to witness an astronomical…

9 years ago

NASA’s About To Do The Most Dangerous Thing You Can Do In Space

A series of tests planned by NASA will tell them a lot about the behaviour of fire onboard a spacecraft.

9 years ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dazzles with Dramatic SES-9 Sunset Launch – Photo/Video Gallery

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - SpaceX’s Falcon 9 finally put on a dazzling sky show after the commercial…

9 years ago

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Returns from a Historic Year in Space on Station

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and his Russian cohort Mikhail Kornienko successful returned to Earth late…

9 years ago

Incredible Hand-Drawn Animations Explain How Spacecraft Work

Freelance animator and storyboard artist Stanley VonMedvey has started using his remarkable talents to create short videos to explain a…

9 years ago

SpaceX Set for 1st Cape Launch of 2016 with SES-9 on Feb. 24 after Smooth Static Fire Test – Watch Live

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - Final preparations are underway for SpaceX’s first launch of a Falcon 9 rocket…

9 years ago

NASA Thinks There’s a Way to Get to Mars in 3 Days

A new system holds the promise of interstellar travel, asteroid deflection, and even interstellar communication.

9 years ago

Book Review: Lunar and Interplanetary Trajectories

Robin Biesbroek's book "Lunar and Interplanetary Trajectories" will show you some of the tricks of the trade in optimizing missions,…

9 years ago

Challenges We’re Overcoming Following the Challenger Accident

It was thirty years ago, January 28, 1986, that space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight, killing seven…

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