Space Flight
ATV Re-entry Video
A spectacular video recorded on September 29 shows the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (A T V)plunging through Earth's atmosphere…
Bye Bye Jules Verne
[/caption] Europe's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) successfully completed its six-month mission today with a controlled destructive re-entry over…
Space X Falcon 1 Successfully In Orbit
The commercial spaceflight company Space X successfully launched its Falcon 1 unmanned booster, becoming the first private company to send…
Russian “Space Junk” – Caught In The Act
[/caption] While imaging the Large Magellanic Cloud, astrophotographer Doug Robertson got a real surprise when he went to process his…
China’s First Spacewalk a Success (Video)
[/caption]It's official, China has become the third nation to successfully carry out a spacewalk in Earth orbit. Fighter pilot Zhai…
Fusionman Flies Again, This Time Across the English Channel
[/caption] In May, Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy, who calls himself "Fusionman," flew with a jetpack strapped to his back for…
China Launches Manned Spacecraft
[/caption] China successfully launched its third manned spacecraft today with three astronauts on board. During the mission, they will attempt…
Flyby Anomalies Explained?
[/caption] Several different spacecraft have exhibited unexplained changes in speed during gravity assists when flying by Earth. First there was…
Goodbye Jules Verne: ATV Undocks From Station
[/caption] Europe's most advanced robotic spaceship, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), has effectively ended its 6-month mission to the International…
Countdown to the Final Burn: ATV Jules Verne will Undock on September 5th
[/caption] The Automated Transfer Vehicle (A T V) Jules Verne will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on September…