Space Flight
Secret Mini Space Shuttle Could Launch April 19
[/caption] It's cute. It's little. It's also top secret. The X-37B orbital test vehicle is at Cape Canaveral in Florida,…
Snowy Soyuz Touchdown!
[/caption] In what was likely a softer --albeit colder -- Soyuz landing than usual, ISS Expedition 22 astronaut Jeff Williams…
ISS Change of Command as Russian American Crew readies Earth return
[/caption] ISS Station Commander Jeff Williams, from NASA, handed over command of the massive orbiting outpost to Russian cosmonaut Oleg…
STS-134 Does Star Trek with New Poster
[/caption] I love the crew posters that NASA has been creating lately, and this one is especially cool. If you…
Spacewalking: Through an Astronaut’s Eyes
[/caption] What is it really like to go on a spacewalk? Some astronauts have said there are no words to…
Successful Engine Test Firing for SpaceX Inaugural Falcon 9
[/caption] SpaceX announced that today’s (Mar 13) test firing of all 9 Merlin first stage engines was successful at Pad…
NASA manager says Shuttle Extension Possible; Key Issue Is Money not Safety
[/caption] NASA Shuttle program manager John Shannon said on Tuesday (Mar 9) that the Space Shuttle Program can indeed be…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – The Hitchhikers Guide To The Solar System
Short on fuel, but good at astrophysics? It is possible to tour the solar system on less than 30 Altairian…
Spirit Hunkered Down for Winter; Stuck Forever ? Maybe Not !
[/caption] The plucky Mars rover ‘Spirit’ may yet rove again ! She’ll just have to outwit and outlast the unavoidably…
Phoenix Still Silent as Martian Ice Recedes
[/caption] As expected, NASA’s February 2010 listening campaign for the Phoenix Mars Lander has failed to detect any signals emanating…