Learning from Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates in the atmosphere on February 1, 2003. In the lead up to the tenth anniversary of the disintegration of... Read more →
Coronal Mass Ejection to Reach Earth January 16
Image taken on January 14 by Goran Strand in Froson Sweden. "There was a light mist that made it possible to shoot right at the Sun without any... Read more →
Satellite Repair and Refuel Technology Tested on ISS
The Robotic Refueling Mission uses the Canadian Dextre robot aboard ISS to prove satellite-servicing activities (Credits: NASA). Robotic Refueling... Read more →
Mothership and her Hedgehogs: New Concept for Exploring Phobos
Illustration of the Phobos Surveyor concept (Credits: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics). Exploring the low gravity environment of small... Read more →
The Merlin Engine, Presented by SpaceX’s Tom Mueller
Tom Muelle rwith his Merlin engines as SpaceX headquarters (Credits: Roger Gilbertson/Tom Mueller). Have you ever had a hankering to understand... Read more →
Will Apollo Training Inspire MarsOne?
In the past months, two companies announced their plans to train and launch a human crew to space in the next decade. Whereas the European based... Read more →