Chinese Chief Designer Discusses Tiangong-1 Docking
Artist's conception of docking between Tiangong-1 and a Shenzhou space capsule. According to Xinhua, China plans to use more speed and cut... Read more →
Proton-M Launches QuetzSat-1
International Launch Services (ILS) has launched their Proton-M rocket on September 29, 2011, carying SES QuetzSat-1 telecommunications... Read more →
Video: NASA Mission Tracks Asteroids in NEO
NEOWISE observations indicate that there are at least 40 percent fewer near-Earth asteroids in total that are larger than 330 feet, or 100 meters... Read more →
SpaceX’s Reusable Launch System
The Falcon 9 second stage during powered landing (Souce: SpaceX). SpaceX presented an animation of a fully reusable Falcon 9 (codename... Read more →
Aurora Seen from Orbit
Souce NASA: This gorgeous view of the aurora (above) was taken from the International Space Station as it crossed over the southern Indian Ocean on... Read more →
Infographic: The Chinese Space Station Program
The Tiangong-1 module is China's first effort to orbit a station in space. The 8.5-ton station has been launched on September 29, 2011, and will be... Read more →