Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle Enterprise Unveiled 35 Years Ago to Star Trek Fanfare
[/caption] ‘Enterprise’, the first of NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters to be assembled, was unveiled 35 Years ago on Sept. 17,…
Dramatic Videos of Station Undocking, Gorgeous Earth Descent and Soyuz Touchdown by Russian American Trio
http://youtu.be/vhOQ1Xz7oOo Video Caption: Soyuz Trio Lands in Kazakhstan - The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Ron Garan and his fellow…
Expedition 28 Soyuz Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
[/caption] The three man Soyuz TMA-21 crew of cosmonauts and astronauts comprising of Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 commander Andrey…
Construction Begins on the 1st Space-Bound Orion Crew Module
[/caption] Production of NASA’s first space-bound Orion crew module has at last begun at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in…
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ATK and Astrium’s Liberty Launcher Added to NASA’s Commercial Crewed Roster
[/caption]CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – Liberty has wings. That is to say that the launch vehicle proposed by Alliant Techsystems or…
NASA Facing Astronaut Deficit
[/caption]This past December the White House directed the National Academies to review how many astronauts that NASA actually needed to…
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Book Review: A Dictionary of the Space Age
[/caption] Writing a dictionary is not the same as writing a novel. While it might seem difficult to mess up…
Only U.S. Astronaut On-Orbit During 9/11 Reflects on 10th Anniversary of Attacks
[/caption] A decade ago, the 9/11 attacks killed close to three thousand people and with the chaos that ensued many…
International Space Station Could be De-Crewed by November
[/caption] For personal reasons I had to miss the NASA press conference this morning which gave an update on International…
The Astronaut’s Guide to Life in Space
NPR (National Public Radio) put together this video from 1980s-era NASA video with commentary by astronauts of various missions. The…