NASA Orion Splashdown Tests Ensure Safe Landings For Astronauts
Water impact test of an 18,000-pound (8,165 kilogram) test version of the Orion spacecraft dropped from 25 feet (7.62 meters) at NASA's Langley... Read more →
Canadian Researchers Developed a Body Scanner Suitable for ISS
On September 13, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan introduced a compact Magnetic Resonance Imager (MRI) at the annual conference... Read more →
New Space Station Crew Approved
The remainder of ISS Expedition 33. From left, NASA Flight Engineer Kevin Ford, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, and Russian Flight Engineer Evgeny... Read more →
Citizen Astronauts Train for Spaceflight
What does it take to be a citizen astronaut? Citizens in Space, a project of the US Rocket Academy, is sending ten citizen astronauts to space... Read more →
ISS Debris Avoidance Further Delays ATV-3 Departure
The International Space Station (Credits: ESA). The International Space Station partners are keeping a close eye on two pieces of debris that... Read more →
ESA Director-General Favors Next Generation Ariane Rocket
ESA Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain meets the press on 11 September (Credits:ESA/Pedoussaut). The Director-General of the European Space... Read more →