ATV-3 Departs as ISS Russian Segment Issues Come to Light
Gennady Padalka answers questions at a May 14 2012 prelaunch press conference (Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls). On September 28, the European Space... Read more →
What Would We Do If a 1859 Sized Solar Flare Hit Again?
Turning all the railway signals red, disrupting power grids and telephone lines, disabling the GPS services and radio transmissions and damaging the... Read more →
ISS Debris Avoidance Maneuver Called Off; ATV-3 Departure Rescheduled
ATV-3 docked to ISS as photographed from the departing Soyuz TMA-22 (Credits: NASA). The International Space Station Debris Avoidance Maneuver... Read more →
California Governor Signs Bill To Bolster Space Tourism
The space shuttle Endeavour, piggybacked atop of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies over the Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 21,... Read more →
NASA Orion Splashdown Tests Ensure Safe Landings For Astronauts
Water impact test of an 18,000-pound (8,165 kilogram) test version of the Orion spacecraft dropped from 25 feet (7.62 meters) at NASA's Langley... Read more →
Canadian Researchers Developed a Body Scanner Suitable for ISS
On September 13, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan introduced a compact Magnetic Resonance Imager (MRI) at the annual conference... Read more →