ESA Pushes Forward with Ariane 6 Despite Criticism
Antonio Fabrizi, ESA Launch Veichle Director, with the family of European launcers. (Credits: ESA). The European Space Agency (ESA) has replied... Read more →
Flight Simulation in Space Travel
The Dream Chaser flight simulator, being put to use at NASA's Langley facility (Credits: NASA). The need for safety standards and applicable... Read more →
Date With An Alligator: The Trials of Gemini IX-A
This is the second part of a two part series. Read Part 1 here. Gene Cernan’s EVA was the longest to date, by far the most complex … and... Read more →
Reinhold Ewald on a Career in and about Space
Reinhold Ewald started his astronaut career training as a backup for a 1992 Mir mission. He made it to space in 1997 with a 18 day stint on Mir,... Read more →
New Arianespace’s CEO Urges Ariane 5 Modification for Large Satellites
First launch of Ariane 5 ME and Ariane 6 is scheduled respectively in 2017 and 2021/22 (Credits: ESA). Stephane Israël, the new Chairman and CEO... Read more →
The Challenge of Gemini IX-A (Part 1)
An exhausted Gene Cernan can barely manage a grimace for Tom Stafford’s camera after completing his spacewalk on Gemini IX-A. Had the hands of... Read more →