Infographic: Inside China’s Space Rendezvous Success
China successfully docked two robotic spacecraft in orbit on Nov. 3, 2011 Beijing Time, joining an elite group of nations who have demonstrated the... Read more →
China Succeeds in First Automatic Docking Attempt
China performed its first automatic docking experiment on Wednesday November 2. After a two-day travel, the Shenzhou 8 spacecraft approached the... Read more →
NRC Recommends NASA to Improve Orbital Debris Program
The low Earth orbit is heavily polluted by man made debris (Credits: NASA). After 50 years of human space activities, the space around Earth has... Read more →
Virgin Galactic Selects First Commercial Astronaut Pilot
On Oct 27, 2011, Virgin Galactic announced that Keith Colmer will become their first commercial astronaut pilot, having been selected from a pool... Read more →
B612 Foundation’s Proposal for Asteroid Deflection
The B612 Foundation has proposed a deflection campaign procedure to prevent asteroidal impacts with Earth. (Credits: Digital Space). The B612... Read more →
Maj Gen US AF/SE Gregory A. Feest Opening Speech – IAASS 2011
The following keynote address was presented at the opening, plenary session of the5th IAASS Conference “A Safe Space for a Safer World”,... Read more →