Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Issued, Questions Commercial Space Plan
Ever since the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003, the US Congress has required an annual report to be delivered on the state of... Read more →
SpaceX to Launch Private Astronauts in 2015
SpaceX's Falcon 9 blasting off from Cape Canaveral on October 7, 2012. The launch was succesful although one of the nine engines failed just... Read more →
UFO versus a Weather Balloon: Recent Californian Mystery Solved
It must have been a huge disappointment for all mystery lovers and UFO believers when, shortly after the sighting of a strange object bursting high... Read more →
Space Systems/Loral: A Case Study in Ineffective Incident Investigation
Satellite testing being conducted at Space Systems/Loral (Credits: SS/L). Over nine years, three Space System/Loral (SS/L) satellites experienced... Read more →
Apophis Passage Improves Forecasts
Images of Apophis captured by the Herschel telescope on Jan 5-6 at wavelengths of 70, 100, and 160 microns from left to right (Credits: ESA). The... Read more →
Bigelow Contract Could Bring Inflatable Module to ISS by 2016
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) on the ISS as it should appear in 2016 (Credits: NASA). Bigelow Aerospace and NASA have signed a... Read more →