News

Orbital Sciences Resupply Demonstration Delayed

By Merryl Azriel on October 19, 2012

Antares rocket at the Wallops Island launch pad (Credits: NASA). Orbital Sciences will not be launching a demonstration of its Antares launched... Read more →

Media

Fireball Over California Heralds Orionid Shower

By Merryl Azriel on October 19, 2012

The October 17 fireball that streaked over northern California (Credits: Rachel Fritz & Rick Nolthenius/Cabrillo College). On October 17, a... Read more →

News

China’s Bediou Satellite Navigation System Soon to Offer Regional Service

By Michael J. Listner on October 18, 2012

China's plan to launch the 16th satellite of the Bediou constellation this month will usher in the capability for the navigation system to begin... Read more →

News

ESA Deploys First Orbital Debris Test Radar in Spain

By Staff Writers on October 18, 2012

Source: ESA A new radar designed to test methods for finding orbital debris that can be hazardous to space navigation has been installed near... Read more →

Commercial Spaceflight

A New Commercial Approach to Space Safety

By Andrea Gini on October 18, 2012

This editorial, authored by International Space Safety Foundation President Joe Pelton and Space Safety Magazine Editor-in-Chief Andrea Gini was... Read more →

Red Bull Stratos

Surviving Ebullism at 39 km: Baumgartner Jump Holds Promise for Space Suits

By Hubert Foy on October 18, 2012

Surviving ebullism is the biggest engineering challenge in the development of high altitude crew escape systems for next-generation spacecraft. In... Read more →