DARPA’s PHOENIX: Scavenging Defunct GEO Satellites
Artist's impression of a PHOENIX servicing satellite (Credits: DARPA). Source DARPA: DARPA’s Phoenix program seeks to develop technologies... Read more →
SpaceShipTwo “Dropped Like a Rock” During Test Flight Stall
Virgin Galactic's first feathered test glide, performed on May 4, 2011 (Credits: Virgin Galactic). An interesting article by Leonard David on... Read more →
ROSAT Falls East of India
According to German Aerospace Center officials, the German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), which reentered Earth's atmosphere on October... Read more →
FAA Issued NOTAM for ROSAT Debris
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a NOTAM to warn pilots to watch out for possible falling debris of the German Roentgen Satellite... Read more →
ROSAT Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere
The 2.7 tons German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) made its final dive into Earth's atmosphere in the night of October 22, 2011, but German Aerospace... Read more →
Survey: An International Institute for Space Safety
We invite the readers of the Space Safety Magazine to take part to a survey about a proposed International Institute for Space Safety, jointly... Read more →