M113 Armored Personnel Carrier: The Perfect Astronaut Rescue Vehicle
For each launch of the Space Shuttle, NASA had a special rescue team standing by in armored personnel carriers, ready to carry astronauts and... Read more →
Limited FAA Regulation of Commercial Spaceflight Extended
On February 1, the US Congress released the final version of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill. Hidden among the labor... Read more →
Lessons from the Apollo 1 Fire
On January 27, 1967 a short circuit in NASA's Apollo 1 command module sparked a fire fueled by the pure oxygen atmosphere resulting in the death... Read more →
SpaceX Test Fires Engine Prototype for Astronaut Escape System
Source: NASA One of NASA's industry partners, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), completed a full-duration, full-thrust firing of its... Read more →
The Need for Real “Rocket Science” to Solve Russian Spaceflight Setbacks
The loss of Phobos-Grunt remains a mystery, but a bit of “rocket science” can shed some light on the mission’s mysteries (Credits:... Read more →
Soyuz Capsule Adds to Year of Russian Mishaps
The Progress M-14M being readied for launch at the Baikonour Cosmodrome, the last successful launch by Roscosmos (Credits: S.P. Korolev /RSC... Read more →