From Mercury to Mars: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Class Could One Day Man a Mission to the Red Planet
The 1959 "Mercury Seven" was the first class of American citizens-turned astronauts. In June, NASA announced the 21st astronaut candidate class: the... Read more →
Mars One Reaches 200,000 Hits at the End of Application Period
Mars One has released the official numbers of the Astronaut Selection Program. According to these numbers, in the five-month application period,... Read more →
Expedition 36 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan
International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 36 crew members Pavel Vinogradov, Alexander Misurkin, and Chris Cassidy safely landed in Kazakhstan a... Read more →
‘M Equals 1’: The All-Up Mission of Gemini XI (Part 2)
Catch up on Part 1 here. Nearly half a century ago, on 12 September 1966, Gemini XI astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad and Dick Gordon launched... Read more →
CleanSpace One Gets Boost with Launch Agreement
CleanSpace One is a Swiss mission to test space debris capture and deorbit technology. Developed by the Swiss Space Center at Ecole Polytechnique... Read more →
Secure World Foundation Closes European Office
The Secure World Foundation is closing its European liaison office in Brussels due to financial constraints, the organization announced on... Read more →