Space Flight

‘Secret’ X-37B Space Plane Disappears Again

[/caption]The game between the United States Air Force and amateur satellite trackers continues: the unmanned X-37B space plane - a…

14 years ago

Flying to the Moon — From the Space Station?

[/caption] Last month the International Space Station partner agencies met to discuss the continuation of space station operations into the…

14 years ago

Soyuz Launches; Discovery’s Final Payload Delivered to Launch Pad

[/caption] October 7 was a busy day in spaceflight, as a Soyuz launched 2 cosmonauts and 1 astronaut to the…

14 years ago

Dragon Ascendant: SpaceX Prepares for Second Falcon 9 Launch

[/caption] Earlier this year, SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) successfully launched the first of its Falcon 9 rockets. The firm has…

14 years ago

Moon Balloon Has Mostly Successful Test Flight

[/caption] A Romanian team aiming to send a rocket to the Moon via balloon successfully launched a test flight of…

14 years ago

Additional Shuttle Mission Almost Guaranteed

[/caption] For some time now there have been rumors and speculation that there will be an additional flight added to…

14 years ago

NASA’s Year of Finales Continues with Last ET and SRB Events

[/caption] As the space shuttle program draws to a close, NASA is working to highlight the historic nature of each…

14 years ago

A Conversation with Jim Lovell, part 2: Looking Back

[/caption] Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell was awarded the Lincoln Leadership Prize by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum foundation…

14 years ago

“Space Factory of the Future” Preparing for Orion Spacecraft for Flight

[/caption] Lockheed Martin has been working overtime to get the Orion spacecraft ready for its first mission, which officials say…

14 years ago

Undocking Problems Delays Soyuz, Station Crew Return to Earth

[/caption] Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut were forced to call off their scheduled departure from the International Space…

14 years ago