SpaceX: The First 11 Years
You may have been watching SpaceX achievements for the past couple years, but the company's been around much longer. On March 14, Space Exploration... Read more →
SBIRS-2 Ready to Launch While SBIRS-1 Suffers Communication Problem
SBIRS system architecture with GEO, HEO, LEO satellites and ground stations (Credits: Lockheed Martin). The U.S. Air Force is having problems... Read more →
ISS to Host Earth Observation Equipment
Observing Earth has always been intrinsic to International Space Station operations, but like crew photography, it did not begin as a formal or... Read more →
ISS Change of Command Passes Baton from Ford to Hadfield
In preparation for the March 14 departure of ISS Commander Kevin Ford and Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin, Ford passed command of... Read more →
Paragon Contracted to Develop MarsOne Life Support System
MarsOne colony will guarantee 50 m^2 per person thanks to inflatable structures (Credits: MarsOne). MarsOne, the non-profit organization aiming... Read more →
‘Driving’ Satellites: A Complex Undertaking, Not a Cheap Date
The European Space Agency Satellite Control Center in Darmstadt, Germany (Credits: ESA). I have the privilege of working in the space industry as... Read more →