Living In Space 5: The Structures Amidst the Stars
Throughout this series we have explored the risks that come with living in space, the psychological challenges that our future colonists will be... Read more →
Sausages and Space Policy
Otto von Bismark famously remarked that if you like sausages and law, then don’t watch either of them being made. If he were alive today, he would... Read more →
Ongoing Engine Failure Investigation Forces Orbital Sciences to Delay Upcoming ISS Resupply Flight a Second Time
By Mike Killian An ongoing engine failure investigation has forced Orbital Sciences to, for a second time, delay launch of their next Antares... Read more →
Living with Columbia: Interview with Mike Cianilli
Mike Ciannilli with his long-time charge, the orbiter Columbia (Credits: Mike Ciannilli). On February 1, 2003, Mike Ciannilli was a contractor for... Read more →
A Rocket Engine Seen from the Ground
On April 18, 2014 the SpaceX Dragon CRS-3 ISS resupply ship was launched into space. 23 minutes after the spacecraft left the ground, it would... Read more →
Will Anyone Recover Apollo 13’s Plutonium?
By Matthew Van Dusen, Editor, Txchnologist.com President Nixon (right) presenting the nation’s highest civilian award to the Apollo 13 crew... Read more →