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 →

Spin Off Technology

Detecting Heartbeats : NASA Technology Used to Rescue Disaster Victims on Earth

By Nikita Marwaha on October 7, 2013

A revolutionary radar device that can detect the heartbeats and breathing patterns of disaster victims trapped under rubble has been developed by... Read more →

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Gravity: Ripped from the Headlines?

By Merryl Azriel on October 4, 2013

October 4 is the US release of the space thriller motion picture “Gravity.” Directed by Alfonso Cuarón and written by Cuarón and his son Jonás... Read more →

Commercial Spaceflight

Cross-Talk: Space Law in Down-To-Earth English

By Giugi Carminati on October 3, 2013

The FAA’s Six-Stepped Staircase to Space Congress passed the Commercial Space Launch Act (the “Act”) in 1984. In 2004, Congress amended the... Read more →

News

549 employees including two astronauts stay at work amid NASA shutdown

By Tereza Pultarova on October 3, 2013

• NASA’s operations reduced to essential mission support • Maven launch at risk of a 3-year delay • Caltech funded NASA JPL stays open... Read more →

News

Analysis of Newest Falcon 9’s First Flight Continues

By Merryl Azriel on October 2, 2013

Update October 2: With apologies to our readers, we have corrected a numerical inaccuracy and clarified some misleading statements in the original... Read more →