ISS Loses Communication with Mission Control for 3 Hours
NASA officials confirmed that the International Space Station (ISS) lost contact with Houston's Mission Control for just under 3 hours on February... Read more →
Vladimir Syromyatnikov, Father of the APAS, Honored on Reunion Island
Vladimir Syromyatnikov in May 2006 (Credits: Alexander Gronsky/agency.photographer.ru). Vladimir Syromyatnikov was a towering intellect in... Read more →
When Space Attacks!
Next time, we may not be so lucky (Credits: Chris Murphy). Damage and injury from falling space objects are thankfully rare, but as seen in Russia... Read more →
Orbital Sciences Reschedules Hot Fire, Examines Profits
Orbital's Antares rocket is just about ready for its first demonstration flight (Credits: Orbital Sciences Corp). On February 13, Orbital... Read more →
ESA Explores 3D Printing for Moon Base
An artist's rendering of the 3D printed lunar base (Credits: ESA/Foster+Partners). 3D printing, a technology that recently went viral in... Read more →
Wave of Ionization Sweeps Earth After Solar Flare
Ultraviolet radiation swept Earth's upper atmosphere on February 18, following an M1.9 class flare the preceding day. The flare came from new sunspot... Read more →