Canadian Experiment to Focus on the Deadliest Radiation
High energy neutron particles cause the most dangerous type of space radiation. Representing approximately 30 percent of all radiation the astronauts... Read more →
Apollo Engineer and NASA Institution Jesco von Puttkamer Dead at 79
Jesco von Puttkamer, died on December 27, 2012. (Credit: NASA) Jesco von Puttkamer, engineer who started working at NASA in 1962 in Wernher von... Read more →
Launch and Reentry Safety Analysis Course Open for Registration
The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety is pleased to announce the upcoming Launch and Reentry Safety Analysis Course. The... Read more →
Recovery Maneuver of Troubled Japanese Venus Probe Akatsuki Expected in 2015
Japan's Venus Climate Orbiter "Akatsuki" (Credits: Akihiro Ikeshita/JAXA). Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft, that failed to achieve Venus orbit two... Read more →
Russia to Join ExoMars in 2013
ExoMars concept (Credits: ESA). The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are going to sign an agreement... Read more →
Space Fence Moves Closer to Construction
Space Fence Mission Control concept (Credits: Lockheed Martin). The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recently put out a request for... Read more →