China’s Chang’e 2 Flies by Toutatis
China became the fourth entity capable of observing an asteroid close-up when its lunar probe Chang'e 2 flew within 3.2 km of Toutais at a relative... Read more →
VEGGIE to Provide Salad for Astronauts
NASA's VEGGIE System (Credits: NASA). U.S. astronauts working and living aboard the International Space Station might soon have their own fresh... Read more →
News Shorts: North Korea’s Satellite, Yamal-402’s Orbital Correction, and US Congress on NASA Strategy
The December 12 launch of UNha-3 carrying satellite Kwanomyonosong-3 (Credits: Korean Central News Agency). North Korean Satellite in Orbit,... Read more →
European Space Agency Files Patent for Debris Alert System
R-DBAS aims to provide direct reentry alerts to affected land, sea, and air craft (Credits: Kristhian Mason). The Reentry Direct Broadcasting... Read more →
Russian Pioneers of Space Safety: Beyond Mitigation
This article is the final installment of a three-part series, featuring an exclusive interview with Victor V. Shalaj and Valery I. Trushlyakov,... Read more →
The Abandoned British Space Race
What would the Space Race have been like with a third player? This BBC documentary recalls the glories of the forsaken British space industry... Read more →