News

False Alarm Aboard Station, Science and Emergency Training for Crew

By Staff Writers on March 1, 2013

MERLIN low temperature incubator unit (Credits: NASA). Source: NASA Early Wednesday, a fire alarm was annunciated in the International Space... Read more →

Destination Mars

Inspiration Mars: How it will Work

By Merryl Azriel on February 28, 2013

The buzz started well before Inspiration Mars' February 27 press conference, but it has only gotten louder in the hours since. With little more than... Read more →

Press Releases

Inert Launch-Abort Motor Delivered for Integration with Orion

By Matteo Emanuelli on February 28, 2013

The innert motor built by ATK to be integrated in Orion capsule (Credits ATK). An inert launch-abort motor for NASA’s first Orion Multi-Purpose... Read more →

Destination Mars

Dennis Tito Reveals 2018 Mars Mission Details

By Phillip Keane on February 27, 2013

Artist's impression of the spacecraft that will fly to Mars (Credits: Inspiration Mars). Two weeks ago, it was announced that Dennis Tito, the... Read more →

Asteroids and Comets

ATLAS, the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System

By Matteo Emanuelli on February 27, 2013

Alternate ATLAS design with 3x in the collecting area and in the field of view (Credits: fallingstar.com). A team of astronomers from the... Read more →

The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster14

How and When did the Challenger Astronauts Die?

By Merryl Azriel on February 27, 2013

The intact Challenger cabin plunge into the ocean. Astronauts inside activated their emergency oxygen supply, an evidence they were still alive On... Read more →