Space Flight
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…
ISS Expedition 31 Crew Returns Safely to Earth
We’re sure going to miss Don Pettit’s and Andre Kuipers’ reports and images from the International Space Station. Pettit, Kuipers…
New “Flying Tea Kettle” Could Get Us To Mars in Weeks, Not Months
At 54.6 million km away at its closest, the fastest travel to Mars from Earth using current technology (and no…
Top Secret Air Force Mini Shuttle lands after Record-Setting Stay in Space
Image Caption: 2nd X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight by landing at Vandernberg AFB, Calif., on June 16,…
Upcoming First Human Mission to Chinese Space Station May Include Female Taikonaut
[/caption] The Chinese government has announced they will launch three taikonauts sometime in mid-June 2012, on the first manned mission…
Shuttle Enterprise Lands on the Deck of Intrepid in Manhattan
[/caption] NASA’s Space Shuttle Enterprise magnificently completed her final mission by making a historic landing on the deck of a…
Humans on Mars by 2023?
Reality TV goes to Mars! Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp is leading a group visionaries and businesspeople who want to send…
Repaired Space Shuttle Enterprise to set Sail on Final Voyage
[/caption] Enterprise, post boo-boo and postponed a day by rainy weather, should arrive at the Intrepid today ! The final…
Shuttle Enterprise Transits NYC Skyline on a Barge
[/caption] On Sunday, June 3, throngs of New Yorkers, Jerseyites and more witnessed one of those ultra rare astronomical events…