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 →
LDCM Launched To Observe A Changing Earth
Landsat 8, launched on February 11th, will keep track of Earth's changes due to human action (Credits: NASA). NASA successfully launched... Read more →
Solar Filaments and Wind Stream Produce Week of Aurorae
"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 →
When DIYers Don’t Have to Go It Alone
Massachussetts Institute of technology students launch a sounding balloon. These students DID follow FAA guidelines, unlike many (Credits:... Read more →
Progress Cargo Arrives At ISS 3 Hours After Launch
Progress' lift-off from Baikonour Cosmodrome on February 11th (Credits: Roscosmos). A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying the robotic Progress 50... Read more →
Ariane 5 Successfully Delivers 2 Satellites Setting New Record
Ariane 5's Lift-off from Kourou spaceport in French Guyana (Credits: ESA) The first Ariane 5 ECA mission of 2013 successfully delivered the... Read more →