Back to the Moon

American Company to Send First Commercial Astronauts to Moon

By Guillaume Houdu on November 23, 2012

Astronaut Harrison Schmitt collecting rock samples during the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, the last manned mission to the moon (Credits:... Read more →

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Thanksgiving Feasting on Earth and Above

By Staff Writers on November 22, 2012

ISS Commander Kevin Ford shows off a Thanksgiving delicacy, space-style: marshmellow fluff and candied yams (Credits: NASA). The current... Read more →

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ESA Wraps Up Ministerial Council Meeting

By Merryl Azriel on November 22, 2012

ESA's 2012 Ministerial Council at Naples (Credits: ESA/S. Corvaja). On November 21, the European Space Agency concluded a two day Council Meeting... Read more →

Curiosity

Curiosity Rover Snaps Self-Portrait, Finds Data “For the History Books”

By Staff Writers on November 22, 2012

With promises of a big discovery about to be announced by the Curiosity team, we thought it was time for another look at the best of... Read more →

The Russian Launch Failures Of 2010-2014

Russian Space Industry Confronting Graft Investigation

By Maria Fischer on November 22, 2012

Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin. With multiple launch failures under his belt, will a graft investigation be the final straw? (Credits:... Read more →

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When the Space Shuttle Engined Out

By Staff Writers on November 21, 2012

Space aficionados have been keeping tabs on the investigation into SpaceX's engine out anomaly on the first commercial cargo trip to the... Read more →