SpaceShipTwo Completes First Glide in Powered Configuration
Virgin Galactic issued the following notice on December 19, 2012: SpaceShipTwo today undertook its 23rd glide flight in the pre-powered portion of... Read more →
A Good Launch Day: ISS Crew and Satellites Take Off
Soyuz TMA-07M takes off with its three crew members on December 19 (Credits: NASA). At 6:12 PM Baikonour time (1212 GMT) on December 19,... Read more →
International Space Station Tests Debris Avoidance Ahead of Crew Arrival
A Soyuz capsule docked at the International Space Station (Credits: Roscosmos). On December 16, the International Space Station ran a test of the... Read more →
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on the Reliability of Soyuz
Chris Hadfield is about to take off for his trip to the International Space Station, but before he goes, the Canadian astronaut has a few words... Read more →
Astronauts’ Little Helper or an Electronic Pet: Japan Builds a Robot for ISS
The project of a Japanese humanoid robot is only in its first stages (Credits: JAXA). When Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata embarks on his... Read more →
News Shorts: North Korean Satellite Dead in Orbit, Sally Ride on the Moon, and Expedition 34 Prepares for Launch
An earlier model of the North Korean satellite now in orbit (Credits: AP/David Guttenfelder). North Korean Satellite Dead in Orbit On December 12,... Read more →