Space Flight

What Happens To Your Skin in Space

The microgravity environment of the ISS poses many challenges to the human body -- some more expected than others --…

11 years ago

MAVEN Takes Final Test Spins, Flexes Solar Panels Before Imminent Trek to Florida Launch Site

The solar panels on NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter are deployed as part of environmental testing procedures at Lockheed Martin Space…

11 years ago

Future Games: Astronauts Tele-Operate An Earth-Bound Rover … From Space!

Astronauts, start your rover engines. Two astronauts recently remote-controlled a rover vehicle in California from their perch on the International Space…

11 years ago

How Did That Spacesuit Water Leak Spread? New Video Has Clues

As NASA investigates how astronaut Luca Parmitano's spacesuit filled with water during a spacewalk two weeks ago, a new video…

11 years ago

1st Operational Cygnus Module Bound for ISS Lands at NASA Wallops Launch Site

NASA WALLOPS ISLAND, VA - The 1st operational Cygnus cargo spacecraft slated to ferry crucial supplies to the International Space…

11 years ago

Alan Parson’s Project Dedicates Song to ISS Astronaut Parmitano

When we heard that the Alan Parsons Project song "Eye in the Sky" was beamed to humanity's constant eye in…

11 years ago

Opportunity rover Days Away from Mars Mountain Quest

Opportunity rover’s view from very near the foothills of Solander Point looking along the rim and vast expanse of Endeavour…

11 years ago

Curiosity Sets Record Pace for Longest Drive Yet on Mars

This scene was taken on Sol 340 shortly after Curiosity finished her longest drive yet The 329.1-foot (100.3-meter) drive was…

11 years ago

The New Trailer for “Gravity” Depicts a Dizzying Disaster… in Orbit!

If you've ever been involved in one, you know that even a minor vehicle accident is a confusing and scary…

11 years ago