A Look at the Soyuz
With the next Soyuz launch to ISS now likely to launch sometime in July, what has been called the most reliable spacecraft in history is... Read more →
Vega Set for Inaugural Flight
Vega's maiden flight, VV01, is planned for the beginning of 2012 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (Credits: ESA). Source:... Read more →
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 →