News

Soyuz Docks, Delivers Crew

By Merryl Azriel on July 18, 2012

The approaching Soyuz TMA-05M as captured from the International Space Station on July 17 (Credits: NASA). On the morning of July 17, the Soyuz... Read more →

Radiation1

Active Shielding: A New Approach to Radiation

By Merryl Azriel on July 18, 2012

Electrostatic Active Space Radiation Shielding would redirect incoming energetic particles so as to avoid the spacecraft altogether (Credits:... Read more →

Media

RESOLVE Rover Tests In Situ Resource Utilization in Hawaii

By Staff Writers on July 17, 2012

  Artemis Jr, CSA's ISRU rover (Credits: NASA/Joe Bibby). NASA is developing a robotic explorer at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to... Read more →

Commercial Spaceflight

Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne Promises Accessible Space

By Maria Fischer on July 17, 2012

Richard Branson shows off a model of LauncherOne during his announcement (Credits: Mark Chivers). On July 11 2012, at the Farnborough... Read more →

News

Odyssey Issue Lengthens Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror

By Merryl Azriel on July 17, 2012

In its final phase of descent, Curiosity will be lowered to the ground by a Skycrane hovering above on jetpacks (Credits: NASA). On July 12, the... Read more →

Press Releases

NASA Commercial Partner SpaceX Completes Dragon Design Review

By Staff Writers on July 16, 2012

Rendition of astroanuts aboard SpaceX's Dragon crew capsule (Credits: SpaceX). Source: NASA HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- NASA partner Space... Read more →