The Soyuz Launch Sequence Explained
Source: ESA What are the parts of the Soyuz rocket? What are the stages into orbit? What is the launch sequence? Watch and find out. This video... Read more →
ESA Examines Skylon Business Case
A new European Space Agency (ESA) funded study will try to establish the business case for Skylon, the reusable space plane proposed by Reaction... Read more →
Flipping Magnetic Field Heralds Solar Max Mid-Point
Source: NASA Something big is about to happen on the sun. According to measurements from NASA-supported observatories, the sun's vast magnetic... Read more →
US Air Force Shuts Down Space Fence
General William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command has ordered the closure of all Air Force Space Surveillance programs and sites... Read more →
Ambitious Crowdsourcing Project Does Not Convince the Crowd
Patch of Exosphere's crowdfunded campaign on Indiegogo (Credits: Exosphere) Not much more than one year ago, SpaceX inaugurated the use of... Read more →
Dmitry Rogozin Slams Russian Space Industry, Threatens Merger with Aviation
Just two days after his boss reprimanded Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin for incompetence, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin laid into the whole... Read more →