Space Flight
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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,…
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…
Blue Origin Reaches Another Milestone: Reusable Rocket Launches and Lands Safely
Blue Origin reaches an historic milestone as their New Shepard rocket becomes the first successful reusable rocket.