SpaceX Grasshopper Leaps with 2 Meter Cowboy
"To provide a little perspective on the size of Grasshopper, we added a 6 ft cowboy to the rocket" tweeted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. On December 17,... Read more →
Cause of Breeze-M Failure Discovered
Final assembly of the Breeze-M at the Khrunichev Center (Credits: Kommersant). Roscosmos has determined the cause of an underperforming Breeze-M... Read more →
South Korea Analyzes Unha-3 Debris, Declares US in Range
South Korea's navy collected this and other pieces of debris dropped from Unha-3's spent rockets (Credits: Reuters). On December 12, North Korea... Read more →
It’s All about People: NASA Psychiatrist Explains Why Space Itself Is Not Detrimental
The need for psychiatric care and supervision arose with the increasing length of space travel (Credits: NASA). Speaking to IO9.com earlier this... Read more →
A Year in the Life of Tycho Deep Space-1
2012 has been an eventful year for Copenhagen Suborbitals' DIY space capsule Tycho Deep Space. The capsule was designed and produced in a 10 month... Read more →
Crew Arrives at Station in Festive Spirits
ISS crew help astronaut Tom Marshburn turn a quick flip at his daughter's request (Credits: NASA). On December 21, the second half of... Read more →