Branson Claims SpaceShipTwo is Environmentally Benign
SpaceShipTwo firing its hybrid rocket engine on April 29's test (Credits: Virgin Galactic). Virgin Galactic’s founder Richard Branson has... Read more →
Expedition 35 Crew Comes Back to Earth after 5 Months
Expedition 35 crew, seated, catch their breath after landing. From left: Chris Hadfield, Roman Romanenko, and Tom Marshburn (Credits:... Read more →
Final Reflections from Space
During his mission, the commander of ISS Expedition 35 gathered a loyal following as he sang and played guitar, demonstrated phenomena of every day... Read more →
Bion-M1 Reflection: Why Do We Still Need to Send Animals to Space?
The Bion-M1 capsule (Credits: Russian Federal Space Agency). On April 19, a Russian Soyuz rocket, launched from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in... Read more →
Art Thompson and Red Bull Stratos Team Receive Safety Pioneer Award
The Red Bull Stratos "A-Team," from left: Joe Kittinger, Art Thompson, Felix Baumgartner, Luke Aikins, Andy Walshe, Jonathan Clark, and Mike Todd... Read more →
The Fateful Launch of Skylab
Although the deployment of the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM), in the background, was considered relatively complex in terms of its criticality, no... Read more →