Solar Maximum, Take Two
After months of quiet simmering, the Sun at last let loose at the end of October, spewing flare after flare in a resurgence that can only mean one... Read more →
Big Space vs. People’s Space: Space Commerce Summit 2013
After SpaceX and Orbital Sciences successfully docked at the International Space Station with space capsules built by privately funded teams only... Read more →
A Watery Yarn: The Unlucky Voyage of Soyuz 23 (Part 1)
Artist’s impression of the flashing beacon atop the Soyuz 23 descent module attracting the attention of a rescue helicopter. The spacecraft... Read more →
SpaceX Completes Review of 2014 Commercial Crew Abort Test
Source: NASA NASA partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently laid out its plan to demonstrate the Dragon spacecraft’s ability to... Read more →
Dream Chaser’s First Free Flight Ends in Failure
By David Darling An engineering test article or “ETA” of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser spaceplane, after, according... Read more →
Symbolism in Space
Space is replete with symbolism of every variety. Heroism and survival. Racing into orbit as a war for supremacy. A flag on the Moon. A flag on every... Read more →