UN Report: Space Debris in Low Earth Orbit May Be Reaching the Tipping Point
Space debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) could be reaching a tipping point according to a UN report (Credits: Roger Harris/Science Photo Library). A... Read more →
Preparing for Life on the Moon
In 2010, Alicia Framis, winner of the 1997 Prix de Rome and 2003 Venice Biennale representative for the Netherlands, decided that it was about time... Read more →
Antares Hot Fire Test Aborted at Last Second
Antares at Wallops Island launch pad (Credits: Orbital Sciences Corporation). Orbital Sciences Corporation was all set to perform a hot fire test... Read more →
ILS Clears Proton/Breeze-M for Next Flight in March
Proton-M launch on December 8, 2012. (Credits: Khrunichev). The Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) of the International Launch Services... Read more →
Previewing Asteroid 2012 DA14
Although it has been well established that Asteroid 2012 DA14 will not impact Earth on February 15, the historic closeness of the flyby, falling... Read more →
NASA’s Orion Lands Safely on Two of Three Parachutes in Test
Source: NASA A July 2012 Orion drop test, using all three parachutes (Credits: NASA). NASA engineers have demonstrated the agency's Orion... Read more →