Space Flight

Gallery: NASA Astronauts Spacewalk Boldly Into The Void, Finishing Vital Repairs

What a view! NASA's Reid Wiseman and Butch Wilmore spacewalked successfully yesterday (Oct. 15) for more than 6.5 hours, replacing…

10 years ago

NASA Invites Public to Send Your Name to Mars – Starting on Orion’s First Flight

Here’s your chance to participate in NASA’s ‘Journey to Mars’ and the first flight of the new Orion spacecraft that…

10 years ago

Touchdown! Virgin Spacecraft Prototype Soars Over Mojave, Testing Re-Entry System

Virgin Galactic has finished yet another stepping-stone to its first commercial spaceflight. The New Mexico-based company sent SpaceShipTwo aloft on…

10 years ago

Magical Images From Two Prolific Astronaut Tweeters Doing Their First Spacewalk

What happens when you send two prolific social media astronauts out on a spacewalk? The best photos ever. Reid Wiseman…

10 years ago

How Private Space Companies Make Money Exploring The Final Frontier

TORONTO, CANADA - There's a big difference in thinking between governments and the private companies that participate in space. While…

10 years ago

India’s MOM Snaps Spectacular Portrait of New Home – the Red Planet

MOM is truly something special. For her latest eye popping feat, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has snapped the first…

10 years ago

Russian Space Station Extension? Don’t Count On It Yet, NASA Head Says

TORONTO, CANADA - NASA isn't "reading too much" into a report that the Russians will spend $8 billion on the…

10 years ago