USAF General Warns on Budget Cuts
Space Fence control center (Credits: Lockheed Martin). William Shelton, commander of the Air Force Space Command, warned against funding cuts to... Read more →
Another Step towards Better Radiation Protection in Space
A cross-agency team led by scientists from NASA’s Marshall Space Center is developing a new tool for measuring the radiation environment in space.... Read more →
Doubling Up on ISS Tourists
In 2015, two tourists could be launching on this vessel (Credits: NASA). Not long after official word that Sarah Brightman would be the next... Read more →
How Meteor Showers Work
With the annual Leonid meteor shower displaying the last of its celestial fireworks, it's a good time to examine exactly how meteor showers work.... Read more →
Rescuing Orion After Off-Nominal Landing
Rescue divers secure a flotation ring around a mockup of NASA's new Orion spacecraft during water splashdown tests in Florida in 2009 (Credits:... Read more →
ISS Expedition 33 Crew Back on Earth
Source: NASA Suni Williams hands over command of the International Space Station before her departure (Credits: NASA). The Soyuz TMA-05M... Read more →