NASA Brief Reveals Details of Upcoming EVA Series
On Wednesday afternoon, NASA held a press conference to release details of the series of three extravehicular activities (EVAs) to be conducted by... Read more →
Antares Launch Delayed to Allow EVA to Fix ISS Coolant Loop
By Britt Rawcliffe The Antares rocket being lifted vertically onto the pad Dec. 17 (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls). Orbital Sciences... Read more →
Of Minds & Men: The First Rendezvous in Space (Part 2)
“It’s death … or the ejection seat!” For Wally Schirra, command pilot of Gemini VI-A, steely nerves were a mainstay of his career as a naval... Read more →
Of Minds & Men: The First Rendezvous in Space (Part 1)
Two weeks before Christmas in 1965, a pair of Gemini spacecraft—sleek little black-and-white capsules, which John Young once dubbed... Read more →
Destination Moon: Chang’e Conducts Historic Soft-Landing on the Moon
By Leonidas Papdopolous An artist’s impression of the Chang’e 3 landing (Credits: CNS TV). In what could be considered a historic day... Read more →
EVA Not Ruled Out as NASA Seeks Solution to Space Station Pump Module Malfunction
Should an EVA become necessary, it may bear close similarities to the three spacewalks performed by Doug Wheelock (pictured) and Tracy... Read more →