Space Flight
Russian Space Agency Sets Dates for Resuming Progress, Soyuz Launches
[/caption] The Russia space agency has set dates for resuming flights with the Progress and Soyuz spacecraft. After determining the…
Progress Crash Investigation Update
[/caption] The Russian space agency has provided an update on the investigation into the August 24 failure of a Soyuz…
No Evacuation Plans for ISS Yet
[/caption] The International Space Station has had a continual human presence for nearly 11 years, and so the astronauts now…
ISS Crew Provides Light-Hearted Look at Current Space Flight Plight
What does the International Space Station crew think about the situation they face since the Progress cargo ship mishap? Astronaut…
Cause of Progress Crash May Have Been Determined
[/caption] The Russian news agency Itar-Tass is reporting that the cause of the August 24 failure and crash of the…
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…
STS-135 Redux: Launch Tribute Video
A great look back at the final launch of the space shuttle program. Includes some footage I hadn't seen before,…
SpaceX Pushes for Mission to Space Station on Next Flight
[/caption] NASA and SpaceX have "technically" agreed to allow the Dragon capsule to dock with the International Space Station this…
Amazing Image: ISS Crew Captures Shuttle Atlantis’ Last Brilliant Trip Through the Atmosphere
[/caption] Simply incredible. Atlantis on its way home taken by the Expedition 28 crew of the space station. Via the…
Guest Post: End of an Era: Space Shuttle Program (1981 – 2011)
[/caption] Editor's Note: Ray Sanders from the "Dear Astronomer" website sent us his observations of the end of the space…