Space Flight
South Korean Rocket Explodes 137 Seconds Into Flight
A South Korean rocket carrying a climate observation satellite apparently exploded 137 seconds into its flight early Thursday. The two-stage…
Delays Likely for Final Two Shuttle Missions
[/caption] The final scheduled space shuttle flight of Endeavour that has been targeted for late November 2010 is now likely…
Spirialing ‘UFO’ Over Australia Was Likely Falcon 9 Rocket
Logical explanations take all the fun out of UFO's. After the Falcon 9 rocket launched successfully, later, over on the…
Falcon 9 Launch Gallery; ‘Fantastic Day,’ P–G Singularity and More
[/caption] Universe Today photographer Alan Walters was on hand for Friday's spectacular and picture-perfect launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.…
SpaceX Hopeful For Successful Flight Test of Falcon 9
[/caption] The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits poised on Cape Canaveral to begin a new era in space flight, as…
Astronaut Demonstrates Gravity on Different Planetary Bodies
One of our favorite astronauts, Chris Hadfield from Canada, was recently part of the NEEMO-14 crew -- NASA's Extreme Environment…
Amateur Astronomer Images X37-B Space Plane in Orbit
[/caption] Even since amateur astronomers picked up on the orbit of the Air Force's secret X37-B space plane, others have…
Successful Test of Air-Breathing Scramjet Engine
Boeing and the US Air Force tested a supersonic combustion ramjet engine on May 26 with the longest hypersonic flight…
Atlantis Crew ‘Riding Inside a Fireball’
[/caption] At a post-landing news conference, STS-132 commander Ken Ham described the incredible visual effects the crew of Atlantis witnessed…
Atlantis Returns Home — For the Last Time?
A bittersweet moment in space history as Atlantis and her six-member crew landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday…