Space Policy

X-37B’s Return to Earth Steals Some of Shenzhou-9’s Thunder

By Michael J. Listner on June 17, 2012

Credits: USAF/Boeing. Thanks to Leonard David for providing photo. Emerging from the shadow of Shenzhou-9's triumphant launch, the USAF X-37B... Read more →

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Shenzhou-9 in Orbit, Ready to Dock

By Merryl Azriel on June 17, 2012

Shenzhou-9' taikonauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang (Credits: Xinhua). On June 16, China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft successfully launched... Read more →

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Shenzhou-9 Has a Crew and Is Ready for Launch

By Pedro Vaz Teixeira on June 16, 2012

  Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut, at training in Beijing in April, 2012. She is now slated to become the first female taikonaut... Read more →

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500 Meter Asteroid Breezes by Earth

By Staff Writers on June 15, 2012

Asteroid 2012 LZ1 was discovered on the evening of June 10 2012, just a few days before its June 14 closest approach. Although technically on the... Read more →

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Geomagnetic Onslaught Resumes

By Merryl Azriel on June 15, 2012

As the lead up to the 2013 solar maximum continues, another Sunspot cluster has shot two coronal mass ejections (CME) straight for Earth. Both... Read more →

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Debate on Government Risk-sharing Indemnification Heats Up

By Stavros Georgakas on June 15, 2012

The debate on whether the government should share the risk of space launches is once again under discussion, since the US  Federal Aviation... Read more →