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Timeline of the Columbia Disaster

By Merryl Azriel on June 24, 2013

The cultural roots of the Columbia disaster can be traced back to years of management drift at NASA, but the technical cause reaches back just days,... Read more →

Press Releases

IRIS and Understanding Solar Wind

By Staff Writers on June 24, 2013

Source: NASA At the end of June 2013, NASA will launch its newest mission to watch the sun: the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS.... Read more →

Destination Mars

What to Wear on a Mars Trip?

By Tereza Pultarova on June 24, 2013

Expedtion 31 displaying current space apparel (Credits: Don Pettit/NASA). While dealing with countless obstacles and technological challenges in... Read more →

Reentry, Descent and Landing

ESA’s IXV Successfully Completes Milestone Test

By Matteo Emanuelli on June 24, 2013

The full-scale prototype of IXV is slowed down by the parachute after being released from an altitude of 3000 m  (Credits: ESA). The European... Read more →

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STS-107: Columbia’s Lost Crew

By Merryl Azriel on June 23, 2013

On February 1, 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia was returning home along with its seven crew members. They had successfully completed a 15 day... Read more →

Spin Off Technology

National Space Society Plans for Space Based Solar Power

By Maria Fischer on June 21, 2013

Artist's impression of space-based solar power system. (Credits: NSS). The National Space Society (NSS) announced a new international space solar... Read more →