Challenger Astronaut’s Brother Recalls Boundary-Breaking Childhood
Astronaut Ronald E. McNair died on the Challenger space shuttle 27 years ago this week, a mission specialist on his second spaceflight. McNair's... Read more →
Superconducting Magnets to Protect Spacecraft from Radiation
While on Earth, the planet protects us from space radiation and cosmic rays with its magnetic field. NASA scientists are now working on an analogous... Read more →
Cosmos 1484 Reenters Atmosphere over Eastern United States
The Meteor satellite (Credits: Encyclopedia Astronautica). Cosmos 1484, an Earth resources satellite launched by the Soviet Union, reentered the... Read more →
Iran Claims Monkey Launched to Space
A photograph broadcast on Iranian TV as the monkey they reported launching into space (Credits: Press TV). On January 28, Iranian state... Read more →
ESAIL Propels Spacecraft with Wire Tether Array
Artist's impression of the ESAIL concept (Credits: Antigravite/ Szams). The electronic solar sail (ESAIL) is a technology that utilizes the... Read more →
The Columbia Disaster and Space Program Safety
LeRoy E. Cain, STS-107 entry flight director, realizes the loss of the crew following the Columbia disaster. The sixth issue of Space Safety... Read more →