Columbia Disaster Creative Works
The loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the crew of STS-107, like tragedies before it, has spurred the creation of artistic commemorations and... Read more →
Columbia Disaster Recommended Reading
The Shuttle Columbia disaster has defined modern spaceflight and, indeed, space policy. Much has been written about the event itself, its causes, and... Read more →
The Dangerous Life of Space Astronomers
The recent launch of Gaia gave a boost of popularity to astronomy missions. Blasting from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, the Soyuz-STK... Read more →
Missed Warnings: The Fatal Flaws Which Doomed Challenger
Of all the fragments of Challenger which were recovered, this shard of the craft, bearing part of her name, was particularly poignant (Credits:... Read more →
Fire and Spaceflight
All spaceflight relies on fire. Combustion provides the force which sends every spacecraft into orbit. Anyone who has watched a rocket launch can... Read more →
“T-9 Minutes and Counting …”: NASA’s First Secret Shuttle Flight
“Miracle” is a term which is often applied to many aspects of the space program: to Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering flight to the accomplishment of... Read more →