On Fourth Try, Waverider Achieves Hypersonic Flight
The final X-51A is released from its B52 carrier on May 1 (Credits: U.S. Air Force photo/Bobbi Zapka). After a series of failures, the US Air... Read more →
Buzz Aldrin’s Mission to Mars: A Review
Published by National Geographic On May 7, veteran astronaut and space advocate Buzz Aldrin releases his new book, Mission to Mars: My Vision for... Read more →
Orion’s Parachute System Failure Successfully Tested
Engineers rigged one of the test capsule’s three main parachutes – the middle parachute in this view – to skip one stage of inflation... Read more →
Edward Wright on the Future of Commercial Spaceflight
In this interview with Moonandback, Chairman of the U.S. Rocket Academy Edward Wright discusses the future of commercial spaceflight and how it may... Read more →
Canada Unveils New Bill, Assisted by its Favorite Space Commander
Canada's new $5 bill sports ISS robotic arms Dextre and Canadarm Canada is releasing new high-tech polymer bills this November, including a $5... Read more →
Winners of SGAC-IAASS Space Safety Paper Competition Announced
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) announced on May 2 the... Read more →