MSL Curiosity Drill Deviated from Planetary Protection Standards
NASA engineers conducting a test of Curiosity in a clean room environment. (Credits: NASA). Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity, launched by... Read more →
Woven Thermal Protective System “Game Changing” for Heat Shields
3-D matrix that forms backbone of the Thermal Woven Protection System. (Credits: NASA). NASA's Game Changing Technology Division is working with... Read more →
Phobos-Grunt Ground-View in True-colors
UPDATE-2: A re-selection session of frames from the November 29 imaging session provided another useful color image and an interesting comparison of... Read more →
Aerojet Completes Engine Design Milestone
Aerojet announced on November 28th that it had completed the preliminary design review of a turbopump assembly. The assembly is to be... Read more →
ESA, DLR Test New Propellant Management Technology
On November 27th, a Texus rocket was launched from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, on a suborbital flight to test a new propellant... Read more →
Keeping Watch on Our Seething Sun
Artist's rendition of spacecraft being impacted by Space weather. (Credits: ESA). Source: ESA Our Sun is more active now than it has been for the... Read more →