Space Flight

Good and Bad News Comes With NASA’s 2012 Budget

[/caption] On November 14, President Obama signed an Appropriations bill that solidified NASA's budget for fiscal year 2012. The space…

13 years ago

Comet Curiosity? MSL Looks Like a Comet as it Heads Toward Mars

What does a spacecraft look like as it lights-out for another world? This incredible time-lapse video was taken by astronomers…

13 years ago

Video Shows Rare View of Soyuz Capsule Returning to Earth

The three Expedition 29 astronauts have safely returned to Earth after spending nearly six months on the International Space Station.…

13 years ago

Could We Soon See the End of ITAR’s Chokehold on Space Exploration?

[/caption] Jeff Foust of The Space Review may have said it best when he claimed that ITAR, a set of…

13 years ago

NASA Test-Fires Key Engine for New Launch System

NASA successfully test-fired the J2-X rocket engine on Wednesday, a key component of the Space Launch System, NASA’s giant new…

13 years ago

Watch Progress 42’s Fiery Re-Entry

The International Space Station crew were able to watch the Progress 42 cargo ship burn up in Earth's atmosphere after…

13 years ago

Boeing To Use Shuttle Hangar for CST-100 Space Taxi

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – NASA hosted an event on Monday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. EDT at Kennedy Space…

13 years ago

First Progress Launch Since Accident Looms Large for Space Station Program

[/caption] The first launch of a Russian resupply ship since the August failure and crash of the Progress/SoyuzU is scheduled…

13 years ago

Infographic: Space Launches Over Time

[/caption] For people who erroneously believe that the end of the space shuttle program means the end of space exploration…

13 years ago

Inspiration and an Old Picture Full of Awesome: Robert Goddard and His Rocket

It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the…

13 years ago