Historical Incidents: The Mir Fire
On February 24, 1997, a routine ignition of an oxygen-generating canister caused a fire, which suddenly went out of control. Crew wore gas mask and... Read more →
New Space Robot Dextre Repairs ISS Components
The Canadian-built Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM), also known as Dextre (Source: NASA). The new Canadian space robot Dextre has... Read more →
A Spectacular Picture of Hurricane Katia From Space
Hurricane Katia photographed by Expedition 28 crew on Aug. 31, 2011, from the International Space Station. Note the two Russian spacecraft, a... Read more →
SpaceShipTwo Captain Takes Inaugural Flight
Captain Dave Mackay, Virgin Galactic Chief Test pilot and future pilot of SpaceShipTwo, took his inaugural flight on board of... Read more →
Blue Origin Confirms Loss of Experimental Vehicle
Private space company Blue Origin reported on their website about the loss of their experimental vehicle in Speptember 2 update signed by... Read more →
NASA Administrator’s Update on Space Station
We publish NASA Administrator Charles Bolden's update on the International Space Station. The announcement, originally published on the NASA... Read more →