Infographic: Space Launch System Explained
Steady progress is being made in development of key components of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), with frequent performance tests making... Read more →
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Video Captures First J-2X Combustion Stability Test
NASA conducted a key stability test firing of the J-2X rocket engine on December 1, marking another step forward in development of the upper-stage... Read more →
Will NASA Ever Recover Apollo 13′s Plutonium From the Sea?
A pellet of PU-238. (Credits: US Department of Energy). The Query: Will NASA ever recover the 3.9 kg of plutonium from Apollo 13’s SNAP-27... Read more →
Video Captures CST-100 Capsule Drop Test
The video below shows the Boeing/Bigelow Aerospace Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Capsule mock-up being drop tested in the Nevada desert... Read more →
Infographic: Space Travel – Danger at Every Phase
Successful space flights are common enough these days - enabled by numerous nations, agencies, and corporations - that it is easy to lose sight of... Read more →
Keeping Watch on Our Seething Sun
Artist's rendition of spacecraft being impacted by Space weather. (Credits: ESA). Source: ESA Our Sun is more active now than it has been for the... Read more →
![A trajectory analysis that used a computational fluid dynamics approach to determine the likely position and velocity histories of the foam (Credits: NASA Ref [1] p61).](http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fluid-dynamics-trajectory-analysis-50x50.jpg)
