Space Flight

Earthlings Wave at Saturn as Cassini Images Us

Earth Waves at Saturn and Cassini on July 19, 2013 From more than 40 countries and 30 U.S. states, people…

11 years ago

Don’t Panic: How Space Emergency Astronaut Training Works

Routines. They tell you when to get up in the morning, what to do at your day job and how…

11 years ago

Haiku for Mars: Winners Selected for MAVEN Mission

Fans of Mars and spaceflight waxed poetic as the haiku selected to travel to Mars aboard the MAVEN spacecraft were…

11 years ago

Poof! This Spacecraft Could Get Under A Planet’s Skin

If you want to get inside a planet or moon fast, the European Space Agency says lobbing a spacecraft at…

11 years ago

Dream Chaser Prepares For Flight After Crucial Ground Tests

Another kind of commercial spacecraft is almost ready to take flight, its backers say. Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Dream Chaser recently…

11 years ago

NASA & US Navy Test Demonstrates Water Recovery of Orion Crew Capsule

During the stationary recovery test of Orion at Norfolk Naval Base on Aug. 15, 2013, US Navy divers attached tow…

11 years ago

Student Science Thunders to Space from NASA Wallops

A Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital rocket carrying experiments developed by university students nationwide in the RockSat-X program was successfully launched at…

11 years ago

Aerospace Students Shoot for the Stars and Space Flight Dreams

Rocket science university students from Puerto Rico pose for photo op with the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket that will launch…

11 years ago

The Soyuz Rocket and Launch Sequence Explained

Want to know more about the Soyuz rocket? This new video from ESA is based on actual lessons for astronauts…

11 years ago

Opportunity Mountain Goal Dead Ahead as Mars Orbiter Restarts Critical Targeting Hunt for Habitability Signs

Opportunity rover’s 1st mountain climbing goal is dead ahead in this up close view of Solander Point at Endeavour Crater.…

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