News

The Phobos-Grunt Watch: Predicting Reentry

By Staff Writers on January 8, 2012

Artist's rendition of Phobos-Grunt's reentry, predicted for January 15, 2012 (Credits:Michale Carroll). The Russian Mars moon probe Phobos-Grunt,... Read more →

News

Orion capsule Passes Final Drop Test

By Staff Writers on January 8, 2012

Source: NASA After six months of testing, an 18,000 pound (8,165 kg) Orion mockup took its final splash into NASA Langley Research Center's... Read more →

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Research to Advance Smoke Detection in Space

By Merryl Azriel on January 5, 2012

Comparison of flame under different gravity conditions. The flame on the left is in 1G, the flame on the right in microgravity. (Credits:... Read more →

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India One Step Closer to Reusable Launch Capabilities

By Merryl Azriel on January 5, 2012

An engineering model of the RLV technology demonstrator (Credits: ISRO). The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) received governmental... Read more →

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ISS Crew Ready for SpaceX’s Dragon

By Merryl Azriel on January 5, 2012

Rendition of Dragon approaching ISS (Credits: NASA/SpaceX). On January 4, ISS crew Commander Dan Burbank, Flight Engineer Don Petit and ESA... Read more →

Media

Space Junk 3D Movie to Release in IMAX

By Merryl Azriel on January 5, 2012

  Space Junk 3D will begin appearing in IMAX theaters on January 13, 2012. The 38 minute film provides a stereoscopic view of orbital... Read more →