Space Flight
Russia Considering Rocket-Powered Precision Landing for Next Generation Spacecraft
[/caption] Engineers for Russia's next-generation manned space vehicle are considering a rocket-powered landing system which would provide precision landing on…
Model Saturn V Rocket Launch a Success
[/caption] A world record model rocket launch attempt on Saturday lifted off -- and landed -- successfully. Steve Eves worked…
Record Launch Attempt for Model Saturn V Rocket
[/caption] If you are interested in model rocketry, take a look at this. One man hopes to make a world…
Interview with Astronaut Mike Massimino on the Hubble Servicing Mission, Viewing Earth from Space and … Twitter?
The long-awaited final Hubble servicing mission is a month out now, and the crew of seven astronauts who have been…
Small Engine For the Big Job of Testing Theory of Relativity
[/caption] Researchers from the European Space Agency are testing what they describe as the smallest, yet most precisely controllable engine…
Soyuz Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
Isn't this a great picture? The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yury V. Lonchakov…
50th Anniversary of NASA’s First Astronauts
[/caption] This week marks the 50th anniversary of the "Mercury Seven;" NASA's first seven astronauts. On April 9, 1959 NASA…
Will Rocket Launches Deplete the Ozone?
[/caption] A new study predicts that Earth's stratospheric ozone layer will suffer significant damage from future unregulated rocket launches. The…
Crew of Six Begins 105-day Mars Mission Simulation
[/caption] Earlier today in Moscow, six people were locked inside a hermetically sealed living space, where they will remain for…
New Bill Would Extend Shuttle Life, but NASA Doesn’t Need the Time
[/caption] The Senate Budget Committee has given the green light to fund NASA's shuttle program past the end of 2010,…