The Shot Heard Around the World: Dragon Docks With the ISS
The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft approaches the International Space Station on May 24, 2012 for a series of tests to clear it for its final... Read more →
50 Years After: Remembering Scott Carpenter’s Flight
On May 24, 1962, Scott Carpenter piled into his Aurora 7 spacecraft, which he subsequently piloted through three orbits of the Earth. He became the... Read more →
Preparing for Final Venus Transit of the Century
Visibility of the Venus transit from around the globe (Credits: Michael Zeiler, eclipse-maps.com) Source: ESA Scientists and amateur... Read more →
Dragon Completes Key Tests, Clearing Way for ISS Docking
SpaceX's Dragon capsule which successfully launched aboard a Falcon 9 on Tuesday, May 22, has completed several tests that are prerequisite to an... Read more →
Final Soyuz-U Launched from Plesetsk
On May 17, Russia launched its final Soyuz-U rocket from the Plesetsk Space Center. The 40 year old launch vehicle family will be replaced by the... Read more →
How Safe is Too Safe?
Robert Zubrin is an aerospace and nuclear engineer, inventor, and long time advocate of Mars exploration and colonization. Stymied by slow... Read more →