Reinhold Ewald on a Career in and about Space
Reinhold Ewald started his astronaut career training as a backup for a 1992 Mir mission. He made it to space in 1997 with a 18 day stint on Mir,... Read more →
New Arianespace’s CEO Urges Ariane 5 Modification for Large Satellites
First launch of Ariane 5 ME and Ariane 6 is scheduled respectively in 2017 and 2021/22 (Credits: ESA). Stephane Israël, the new Chairman and CEO... Read more →
The Challenge of Gemini IX-A (Part 1)
An exhausted Gene Cernan can barely manage a grimace for Tom Stafford’s camera after completing his spacewalk on Gemini IX-A. Had the hands of... Read more →
European ATV-4 En Route to ISS
ATV Albert Einstein lifting off with Ariane 5 (Credits: ESA/Arianespace). The European Space Agency’s (ESA) fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle... Read more →
The Mars Society Builds Infrastructure for Year-Long FMARS Mission
Members of The Mars Society’s Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station check out their equipment during this year’s expedition (Credits: The Mars... Read more →
Ground-based Images of Bion-M1 Spacecraft
On April 19, the Bion-M1 satellite lifted up on a Soyuz 2-1a rocket from Baikonur. Five days later, there was one favorable pass of the spacecraft... Read more →