Space Flight
Expedition 32 Crew Lifts Off
At 9:40 p.m. CDT a Soyuz TMA-05M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying Expedition 32 Commander Yuri…
The Audacity to Dream
Making its debut at the TEDxISU (International Space University) event on July 6, the video above is an inspirational call-to-arms…
Don Pettit: Astronaut, Mr. Science, Space Gardner and Astrophotographer Extraordinaire
After completing 193 days in space as a member of the Expedition 30 and 31 crews, astronaut Don Pettit returned…
Design for a Long Duration, Deep Space Mission Habitat
Caption: The integrated vehicle stack for a deep space human mission concept. Credit: NASA There are all sorts of details…
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Dawn’s Vestan Endeavour Exceptionally Exciting near End of Year-Long Super Science Survey
Image Caption: Divalia Fossa equatorial trough at Vesta pictured in side by side images showing apparent brightness and topography. The…
A Sci-Fi View from the ISS
What an awesome image of the Cupola on the International Space Station, with a view of Earth whizzing by! But,…
Supersonic Freefall: What Felix Baumgartner’s 37-km Jump Will be Like
Sometime this summer, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will leap from the edge of space, attempting to not only break the…
All 135 Space Shuttle Launches at Once
We're not sure how we missed this when it came out last year, but this incredible video shows all 135…
1st Space-bound Orion Crew Capsule Unveiled at Kennedy
Image caption: Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida welcomes the newly arrived Orion crew capsule at a Kennedy Space Center unveiling…
Integrating New Concepts for Entry, Descent and Landing for Future Human Missions to Mars
Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology. One…