Space Flight

The Mir Space Station: An Unlikely Place for a Beautiful Art Exhibit

The interior of Russian space station Mir was not known for its pizazz -- US astronaut Jerry Linenger called it…

11 years ago

MAVEN’s Quest – Where Did Mars Water Go?

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - MAVEN, NASA’s next spacecraft launching to the Red Planet in barely three days time on…

11 years ago

Two Workers Killed at Russian Launch Facility

Reports coming out of Russia say that two people were killed at the Plesetsk space launch facility last week while…

11 years ago

Chris Hadfield Tells Conan O’Brien What Happens to Underwear in Space

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield appeared on Conan last night, and if you missed it here's a clip in which Conan…

11 years ago

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Requires Extra Thruster Firing after Premature Engine Shutdown

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) probe suffered a surprise hiccup overnight (Nov. 11 IST) when the main engine shut down…

11 years ago

Soyuz Spacecraft Landing: ‘The Ultimate Roller-Coaster Ride Back To Earth’

"It's only in the moment that you're in your spacesuit, and that the hatches are closing, that you know that…

11 years ago

Soyuz Lands Safely with Space Station Crew and Olympic Torch

Expedition 37 crew members Karen Nyberg of NASA, Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Luca Parmitano of…

11 years ago

Can The International Space Station Fit Bigger Astronaut Crews?

Things are a little more crowded than usual in the International Space Station. For a few days, nine astronauts and…

11 years ago