Space Flight
Constellation Project Parachute Tests: Ares I Success, Orion Failure
[/caption] At the end of last month, the Orion crew module and the Ares I rocket parachute systems underwent a…
Next Generation Magnetoplasma Rocket Could be Tested on Space Station
[/caption] NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has announced his intentions to send an advanced spaceship propulsion prototype to the International Space…
Podcast: Rockets
[/caption] To move around in space, you need some kind of propulsion system. And for now, that means rockets. Let's…
Elon Musk: “I Will Never Give Up” After Falcon 1 Loss
[/caption] In a defiant message to his employees after Saturday's Falcon 1 loss, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Space…
SpaceX Surprise Launch of Falcon 1, Suffers “Anomaly” at an Altitude of 35 km, Rocket and Payload Assumed Lost
[/caption] It was announced that the private space company, SpaceX, had set today as their launch window for their Falcon…
Lunar Missions Postponed by US Military X-37B Spaceplane Launch
[/caption] It looks like a US Air Force robotic orbiter will push back the planned launch date of NASA's Lunar…
Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo Sees Sunlight for the First Time (Gallery)
[/caption] Early this morning in the Californian Mojave Desert, Richard Branson and Burt Rutan unveiled the completed Virgin Galactic Mothership…
Successful Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor (Video)
[/caption] It looks like the hardware is gradually slotting into place for the development of the Orion capsule in NASA's…
A Cold War Meeting in Space 33 Years Ago Today
[/caption] On July 17, 1975, something momentous and unprecedented happened: two Cold War-rivals met in space. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project…
Griffin: China Could Beat US in Moon Race
More bad news for NASA: even their administrator thinks China could beat the US to the Moon. Speaking with the…