Proton Return to Flight Delayed
The Proton rocket, which has been grounded ever since a July 2 explosion just after launch, was scheduled to return to flight on September 17... Read more →
Deep Impact is Out of Touch, May be Lost
NASA lost contact with its Deep Impact probe on August 8 and has been unable to reestablish communication. Mission controllers postulate that... Read more →
From Mercury to Mars: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Class Could One Day Man a Mission to the Red Planet
The 1959 "Mercury Seven" was the first class of American citizens-turned astronauts. In June, NASA announced the 21st astronaut candidate class: the... Read more →
Mars One Reaches 200,000 Hits at the End of Application Period
Mars One has released the official numbers of the Astronaut Selection Program. According to these numbers, in the five-month application period,... Read more →
Expedition 36 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan
International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 36 crew members Pavel Vinogradov, Alexander Misurkin, and Chris Cassidy safely landed in Kazakhstan a... Read more →
‘M Equals 1’: The All-Up Mission of Gemini XI (Part 2)
Catch up on Part 1 here. Nearly half a century ago, on 12 September 1966, Gemini XI astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad and Dick Gordon launched... Read more →