Spacecraft Atmospheric Reentry Aircraft are Vulnerable to Small Space Debris By Andrea Gini on October 2, 2011 Space Shuttle Columbia burns up in the atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Source IAASS,... Read more →
Rocket Design SpaceX’s Reusable Launch System By Andrea Gini on September 30, 2011 The Falcon 9 second stage during powered landing (Souce: SpaceX). SpaceX presented an... Read more →
Spacecraft Atmospheric Reentry UARS: A Potential Opportunity to Bolster International Space Law By Michael J. Listner on September 20, 2011 Motor casing of a Payload Assist Module Delta stage which re-entered the atmosphere in... Read more →
News8 NASA Announces Design for New Deep Space Exploration System By Andrea Gini on September 14, 2011 NASA announced the design for the Space Launch System (SLS), an heavy-lift vehicle... Read more →
Commercial Spaceflight ATK Signs Unfunded Space Act Agreement With NASA For Liberty Rocket Development By Andrea Gini on September 14, 2011 Artist's conception of the Liberty launch vehicle (Credits: ATK). ATK and NASA... Read more →
Spacecraft Design1 NASA Starts Building First Space-Bound Capsule By Andrea Gini on September 13, 2011 First weld for the Multi-Purpose Crew Module at the Michoud Assembly Facility on... Read more →