News China to Land on Moon in 2013 By Merryl Azriel on August 1, 2012 Chang'e 1 lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch center (Credits: Associated... Read more →
News NASA completes another test in preparation for in-orbit refueling By Pedro Vaz Teixeira on July 12, 2012 Illustration of the Wire Cutter and Blanket Manipulation Tool preparing to cut wire on a... Read more →
Launch SES-5 Launch Successful Following Lost Screw and Other Mishaps By Merryl Azriel on July 10, 2012 The Proton rocket with SES-5 satellite being erected for the second time on July 7... Read more →
Space in Everyday Life Celebrating Commercial Space 50 Years After Telstar-1 By Michael J. Listner on July 10, 2012 Telstar 1 assembly at Bell Labs (Credits: Arthur Dennis). July 10, 2012 marks the... Read more →
Kessler Syndrome A Primer on the Legal Issues Surrounding Space Debris Remediation, Part 1 By Michael J. Listner on July 6, 2012 The debris surrounding Earth poses legal as well as physical challenges (Credits: Roger... Read more →
Asteroids and Comets1 Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Nearer Term Risk By Joe Pelton on June 29, 2012 The Chicxilub crater that is thought to be the impact site for the asteroid that killed... Read more →