Launch

The Shuttle Launch Pad Aborts

By AmericaSpace on April 1, 2014

Close-up view of Discovery’s three main engines—still exhibiting evidence of scorching from their momentary ignition on 26 June 1984—in the... Read more →

Media

Review: Marketing the Moon

By The Spaceflight Group on March 31, 2014

By Jason Rhian Image Credit: MIT Press Details of man’s first foray to another world have been told repeatedly, to the point where they... Read more →

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“Doctor, Doctor, Can I Go?” Medical Rules, Standards, and Guidelines for Suborbital Space

By Giugi Carminati on March 28, 2014

This article continues our series Cross-Talk: Space Law in Down-to-Earth English. For prior articles in this series, click here. Companies... Read more →

Rocket Design

Born Again: The Long Story of the Soyuz 2-1v Launcher

By Antoine Amrouni-Keiling on March 26, 2014

The R-7 « Semyorka » (small seven) might be one of the most iconic rockets of all time, scoring above a staggering 1600 launches over five... Read more →

Radiation

Rats … Cosmic Radiation Turns Hair Grey! | This Week In Space History

By moonandback on March 25, 2014

Dr. David Simons, in his Man High capsule, oversaw projects that sent animals sent to Earth’s upper atmosphere via balloons. Eventually, he went... Read more →

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Living in Space – An Introduction

By Liam Ginty on March 24, 2014

History is full of explorers and if we think about these noble pioneers, our minds are filled with fantastical images: massive Spanish galleons... Read more →