Space Flight
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…
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…
Gallery: X-37B Space Plane Returns to Earth
[/caption] The secret military space plane has returned home, and while the mission was classified, the Air Force and Boeing…
Shuttle Launch Delayed to February of 2011
[/caption] NASA announced today that the launch of space shuttle Discovery for the STS-133 mission has been pushed back to…
Secret X-37B Mini Space Shuttle Lands
The X-37B mini space shuttle made a stealth landing during the early morning hours, landing at Vandenberg Air Force base…
Lockheed Martin Wants to Launch Orion Spacecraft – on a Delta IV Heavy
[/caption] After the announcement of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) one of the proposals to reduce the space flight…
Secret Mini Space Shuttle Could Land on Friday
[/caption] The US Air Force announced that the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, a miniature, unmanned space shuttle could return to…
Falcon 9 Ready for Second Flight – Dragon for First
[/caption] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is preparing to conduct the first demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)…
Russia Wants to Build “Sweeper” to Clean up Space Debris
[/caption] Russia is looking to build a $2 billion orbital “pod” that would sweep up satellite debris from space around…
Soyuz and 3 ISS Crewmembers Return Home
The Expedition 25 crew landed safely in Kazakhstan at 11:46 p.m. EST Thursday (Friday 10:46 a.m. Kazakhstan time). The trio…