Space Flight
New NASA Gallery of Restored 1960s Project Gemini Photos
[/caption] NASA has published a new online gallery of beautifully restored photographs from the historic Project Gemini of the 1960s,…
Space Station Crew Anticipating SpaceX Dragon’s Arrival
[/caption] In a media chat on Wednesday three crew members from the International Space Station said they are anticipating the…
New Crew Arrives Safely at International Space Station
Three international travelers arrived safely at the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft, docking just in time for…
Soyuz Launches for Holiday Hookup with the International Space Station
A Soyuz rocket provided a little heat to frosty Kazakhstan, sending three new international crew members to the International Space…
Soyuz Ready for Wintery Launch to the Space Station
[/caption] Brrrr! It was frigid in Kazakhstan yesterday as the next Soyuz to the ISS rolled to the launchpad at…
Missions that Weren’t: NASA’s Manned Mission to Venus
[/caption] In the mid-1960s, before any Apollo hardware had flown with a crew, NASA was looking ahead and planning its…
Boris Chertok, Rocket Pioneer, Dies at 99
[/caption] Boris Chertok was an integral member of the team responsible for the Soviet Union’s early success in space; the…
Documentary: A Look Back at the Apollo Missions
If you've got a spare 45 minutes and want to take a look back at the Apollo missions to the…
A Day in the Sun: Will It Make a Difference for Russia’s Phobos-Grunt?
[/caption] Editor’s note: Dr. David Warmflash, principal science lead for the US team from the LIFE experiment on board the…
Microscopic Worms May Help to Colonize Mars
[/caption] Once the realm of science fiction, the prospect of colonizing other planets is getting closer to reality. The most…