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UK Invests $90 Million in Revolutionary Engine for Space Plane

By Matteo Emanuelli on July 18, 2013

Artist's impression of SKYLON in orbit(Credit: Reaction Engines Ltd). The UK government has announced plans to invest about $90 million in the... Read more →

Astronauts and Cosmonauts

Here I Stand – The Chris Hadfield Story

By Staff Writers on July 17, 2013

From the 9 year old farm boy who, watching humans land on the Moon for the first time, determined to become an astronaut, to the first Canadian... Read more →

Extravehicular Activities1

When EVAs Go Wrong

By Merryl Azriel on July 17, 2013

Ed White, the first NASA astronaut to undertake an EVA (Credits: NASA). The history of extravehicular space activities (EVAs) is strewn with... Read more →

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EVA Ended Early Because of a Water Leak in Parmitano’s Spacesuit

By Matteo Emanuelli on July 17, 2013

Karen Nyberg helps Parmitano to take his helmet off as soon as he's back on board (Credits: NASA TV) Mission Control decided to end early the... Read more →

Space Science

NASA Inspector General Report Calls for More ISS Research

By Merryl Azriel on July 16, 2013

On July 8, the NASA Inspector General issued an audit regarding the amount of research being conducted on the International Space Station. Since the... Read more →

Space in Everyday Life

China’s First Lecture from Space a Sign of More to Come

By Maria Fischer on July 16, 2013

Chinese students watch the first China's space lecture, given by Wang Yaping (Credits: CFP). In a sign of China’s evolving capabilities in... Read more →