Reentry, Descent and Landing

Rotors for Safe Reentry of Future NASA Capsules

By Matteo Emanuelli on November 19, 2012

An artist concept shows a capsule with a rotor blade system (Credits: NASA). NASA’s researchers are developing scale model space capsules at... Read more →

Press Releases

*Now Extended* 6th IAASS Conference Final Call for Papers: Safety is Not an Option

By Staff Writers on November 19, 2012

The 6th IAASS International Space Safety Conference "Safety is Not an Option" will be hosted by the McGill University in Montreal (Canada) on 21-23... Read more →

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Google Lunar X PRIZE Team Summit 2012

By Staff Writers on November 16, 2012

Google Lunar X Prize offers $20 million to the first privately funded team to land and operate a rover on the Moon. This year, at the Google Lunar X... Read more →

Press Releases

Cool Flames Aboard ISS

By Maria Fischer on November 16, 2012

In microgravity, flames burn spherically (Credits: NASA). In the weightless environment of space, fire burns differently because the convective... Read more →

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Suffredini Comments on Dragon Anomalies

By Andrea Gini on November 16, 2012

Debris falls following the loss of Engine 1 during Falcon 9's October 7 flight (Credits: SpaceX). SpaceX's first cargo delivery to the... Read more →

News

Cut Cable Severs Russian Link with International Space Station, Satellites

By Merryl Azriel on November 15, 2012

Moscow Mission Control lost contact with civilian satellites after a cable was accidentally cut (Credits: RIA Novosti/Vladimir Rodionov). Shortly... Read more →