Women in Space1

“Space girls” 50 years after Valentina

By Tereza Pultarova on June 15, 2013

It’s been fifty years since the first woman in history took off in a tiny Soviet space capsule to spend three days in orbit. Being officially... Read more →

Radiation

Plastics May be Man’s Best Friend During Deep Space Travel

By moonandback on June 14, 2013

Artist's conception of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter above the Moon. The Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER) instrument... Read more →

Space Food

Gastronomy Domine: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Space Food

By Phillip Keane on June 14, 2013

Space food, as envisioned by Stanley Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey (Credits: MGM). Neil deGrasse Tyson gives an interview for his StarTalk... Read more →

News

SpaceX Signs Agreement for Potential Military Launches

By Matteo Emanuelli on June 13, 2013

Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of SMC, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk signing the CRADA (Credits: U.S. Air Force/Joe Juarez). The U.S. Air... Read more →

Astronauts and Cosmonauts

The Cosmonaut: Crowdfunded Movie Explores Legends of Lost Cosmonauts through a Fantastical Lens

By Matteo Emanuelli on June 13, 2013

Poster of The Cosmonaut (Credits: Riot Cinema). “The Cosmonaut” is a film produced by the Riot Cinema Collective, a fusion of science... Read more →

Spin Off Technology

Oil Industry Innovations Prove Valuable to Space Exploration

By Renee Garifi on June 12, 2013

Oil Platform utilizing Astro Technology's downhole monitoring systems (Credits: Astro Technology, Inc) Groundbreaking new technology has recently... Read more →