Rocket Design

Space Research Yields Light, Safe Alloy

By Matteo Emanuelli on November 8, 2012

ESA's Large Diameter Centrifuge has been used to create a new alloy with applications for airplanes and automobiles (Credits: ESA). Researchers... Read more →

News

X-37B Delayed as Investigation Continues; May Soon Have Company

By Merryl Azriel on November 8, 2012

Concept for an Innovative Space Vehicle (ISV) mission (Credits: ESA). The US Air Force's third classified X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission has... Read more →

National Space Programs

Pakistan to have Functioning Global Navigational Satellite System by June 2013

By Michael J. Listner on November 7, 2012

Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) is set to receive a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) with the... Read more →

News

William Manha Receives Silver Snoopy Award

By Andrea Gini on November 7, 2012

A Silver Snoopy pin (Source: WikiMedia). IAASS fellow William Manha is the recipient of the Silver Snoopy Award, the highest honor given by NASA... Read more →

Extreme Solar Weather1

SAMPEX: 20 Years Watching the Sun

By Matteo Emanuelli on November 7, 2012

SAMPEX mission patch (Credits: NASA). The Solar, Anomalous, and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer, or SAMPEX, is ending its long operational... Read more →

Close Calls2

Spaceflight Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight

By Staff Writers on November 6, 2012

This remarkable graphic keeps track of all safety issues that have occurred from the beginning of manned spaceflight through today. The graphic is... Read more →