Of Minds & Men: The First Rendezvous in Space (Part 2)
“It’s death … or the ejection seat!” For Wally Schirra, command pilot of Gemini VI-A, steely nerves were a mainstay of his career as a naval... Read more →
Of Minds & Men: The First Rendezvous in Space (Part 1)
Two weeks before Christmas in 1965, a pair of Gemini spacecraft—sleek little black-and-white capsules, which John Young once dubbed... Read more →
Destination Moon: Chang’e Conducts Historic Soft-Landing on the Moon
By Leonidas Papdopolous An artist’s impression of the Chang’e 3 landing (Credits: CNS TV). In what could be considered a historic day... Read more →
EVA Not Ruled Out as NASA Seeks Solution to Space Station Pump Module Malfunction
Should an EVA become necessary, it may bear close similarities to the three spacewalks performed by Doug Wheelock (pictured) and Tracy... Read more →
ISS Experiences Coolant Loop Shutdown
On December 11, the International Space Station (ISS) experienced an ammonia coolant loop failure resulting in excessive cooling. The loop is located... Read more →
Malfunction of Kurs-Na Resulted in a Manual Dock with ISS
On November 29, 2013, Russia’s Progress M-21M resupply vessel had to be manually docked to ISS, due to the failure of the spacecraft’s Kurs-NA... Read more →