Space Flight
Fleet of Solar Sail Spacecraft Envisioned for Future Data Gathering Missions
[/caption] Future missions to explore the outer planets could employ fleets of ‘data-clippers’, maneuverable spacecraft equipped with solar sails, to…
NASA Names Crew for Rescue Mission or Potential Added Shuttle Flight
[/caption] NASA announced the names of the four astronauts who will make up the crew of STS-335, the rescue mission…
NASA Considering Rail Gun Launch System to the Stars
[/caption] The idea for using rail guns to launch objects to space has been around for years – even Isaac…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Space Towers
[/caption] Arthur C Clarke allegedly said that the space elevator would be built fifty years after people stopped laughing. The…
Oh Canada! Hadfield Named First Canadian Commander of ISS
Congratulations to one of our favorite astronauts, Chris Hadfield from Canada. Today NASA and the Canadian Space Agency announced Hadfield…
Dragon Drop Tests and Heat1X-Tycho Brahe Set to Launch – SpacePod 2010.08.24
Home made rockets launched from home made submarines next to dragon wings floating in the ocean on your SpacePod for…
Danish Amateurs Hope To Launch Suborbital Rocket Next Week
[/caption] It’s something like the movie “Astronaut Farmer,” but this is for real. And it’s in Danish. Copenhagen Suborbitals, headed…
NASA Managers Approve Additional Shuttle Flight
[/caption] While the final decision on adding an additional shuttle flight rests on the political process, today NASA managers approved…
Spacewalkers Remove Failed Pump Module on ISS; Two More EVAs Needed to Complete Repairs
[/caption] Overcoming a disappointing spacewalk last weekend, today astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson successfully removed the failed ammonia…