Space Safety Lessons from Earth

Donaldson Enterprises Fatal Fireworks Explosion

By Terry Hardy on October 14, 2013

On April 8, 2011, an explosion occurred at Waikele Self Storage in Waipahu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. The facility was leased by Donaldson... Read more →

News

Roscosmos Tries Yet Another Chief

By Merryl Azriel on October 11, 2013

A long anticipated reorganization of the Russian space agency Roscosmos has begun with the appointment of a new agency chief. Former Deputy... Read more →

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One Of America’s First Astronauts, Scott Carpenter, Dies At Age 88

By AmericaSpace on October 11, 2013

By Mike Killian One of America’s first NASA astronauts, Scott Carpenter, has died at age 88 from complications related to a stroke he suffered... Read more →

Analog Study

A Chance to Mix Earth and Mars in One Stunning Crystal

By Carmen Felix on October 10, 2013

The theme of this year’s World Space Week is: “Exploring Mars, Discovering Earth,” and as part of the celebrations, the Austrian Space Forum... Read more →

Meteorites

The Last Word on IAC 2013

By Matteo Emanuelli on October 9, 2013

The 64th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) closed two weeks ago and it is now time to summarize what happened at the China National... Read more →

Spacecraft Astrophotography

Last Orbital Views of GOCE

By Ralf Vandebergh on October 8, 2013

Many models and simulations are made of the low orbiting Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite, in space since... Read more →