Rocket Design

Antares Hot Fire Test Aborted at Last Second

By Merryl Azriel on February 14, 2013

Antares at Wallops Island launch pad (Credits: Orbital Sciences Corporation). Orbital Sciences Corporation was all set to perform a hot fire test... Read more →

News

ILS Clears Proton/Breeze-M for Next Flight in March

By Matteo Emanuelli on February 13, 2013

Proton-M launch on December 8, 2012.  (Credits: Khrunichev). The Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) of the International Launch Services... Read more →

Asteroids and Comets1

Previewing Asteroid 2012 DA14

By Staff Writers on February 13, 2013

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 →

Press Releases1

NASA’s Orion Lands Safely on Two of Three Parachutes in Test

By Staff Writers on February 13, 2013

Source: NASA A July 2012 Orion drop test, using all three parachutes (Credits: NASA). NASA engineers have demonstrated the agency's Orion... Read more →

News

LDCM Launched To Observe A Changing Earth

By Matteo Emanuelli on February 13, 2013

Landsat 8, launched on February 11th, will keep track of Earth's changes due to human action (Credits: NASA). NASA successfully launched... Read more →

Extreme Solar Weather

Solar Filaments and Wind Stream Produce Week of Aurorae

By Merryl Azriel on February 12, 2013

"This is for me so far 6 nights out of 6 with beautiful auroras in the sky," says Finnish photographer Rayann Elzein (Credits: Rayann... Read more →