ESA Settles on Ariane 6 Configuration
Artist's conception of Ariane 6, with four identical solid engines, three for the first stage and one for the second stage. (Credit: ESA) The... Read more →
How the Proton Works
Following the investigation in the July 2 Proton launch failure but getting lost among all those engines, stages, and connection plates? Check out... Read more →
Things That Go Boom in the Night
A Soyuz launch earlier this year. Another Soyuz launch nearly 30 years ago ended disastrously, out of public view but whose aftermath was noticed by... Read more →
Proton Launch Failure Update: Culprit Found
Angular velocity sensors installed upside down may account for a July 1 Proton-M launch taking a nosedive (Credits: Rossiya 24). It appears a... Read more →
Astronauts Successfully Completed First of Two July Spacewalks
Astronaut Chris Cassidy (left) acquired a total of 29 hours, 42 minutes of spacewalking time. Luca Parmitano (right) is the first Italian performing... Read more →
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation to Celebrate Skylab’s 40th Anniversary
Skylab, as seen by its second crew in 1973. America’s first space station celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and will be honored at an... Read more →