Medvedev Reprimands Roscosmos Chief
On August 2, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev issued an official reprimand to Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin citing incompetence. "The... Read more →
HTV-4 En Route to International Space Station
Japan's fourth cargo supply vessel is on its way to the International Space Station following a nominal launch. As reported by NASA: The fourth... Read more →
State Commision Completes Investigation into Proton Failure
This update just in from International Launch Services (ILS) on the July 2 Proton-M that crashed within seconds of launch. The Russian State... Read more →
Astronaut Twins Volunteer Selves for Science
Scott Kelly was assigned to a one year mission to the International Space Station. His identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, recently retired from... Read more →
ESTCube Survives First Collision Threat, Faces Another
ESTCube-1 is not having a very good week. Just as operators were heaving a sigh of relief over having escaped a collision with a close-passing debris... Read more →
Asteroid that Possibly Spawned Chelyabinsk Meteor Identified
An asteroid that may have been the source for the meteor that exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia in February. It is thought that a fragment of the... Read more →