Green Propellant to Fly in 2015 Demonstration
The GPIM project aims to introduce AF-M315E as a green alternative to hydrazine (Credits: NASA). Currently, the most common fuel used in... Read more →
SpaceX to Leave Stratolaunch Partnership
With SpaceX out of the picture, Stratolaunch Systems is going to need a new logo (Credits: Stratolaunch). On November 27, Stratolaunch CEO Gary... Read more →
Jim LeBlanc Survives Early Spacesuit Vacuum Test Gone Wrong
Jim LeBlanc in the vacuum chamber before he lost pressurization and consciousness (Credits: NASA.) What happens when a space suit depressurizes in... Read more →
Crew Selected for Year Long Mission to ISS
Source: NASA Veteran spacefarers Scott Kelly (NASA, left) and Mikhail Kornienko (Roscosmos, right) will make the first ever yearlong sojourn on... Read more →
Reentering Soyuz Displays Tail of Plasma
On November 19, International Space Station Expedition 33 returned to Earth. As their Soyuz TMA-05M began its descent, the Expedition 34 crew saw a... Read more →
Radiation on Mars Lower than Expected, Curiosity Measurements Suggest
As the wait for the breakthrough Curiosity announcement recently discussed in media worldwide goes on, let us introduce another rather surprising... Read more →