The International Space Safety Foundation Advisory Council
Dear Reader, Simonetta di Pippo ISSF Advisory Council Chair The International Space Safety Foundation (ISSF) is a recently established US... Read more →
Space Safety Magazine, Issue 5, Fall 2012
Inside the Fall 2012 Issue of Space Safety Magazine The International Space Safety Foundation Advisory Council Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride:... Read more →
Reentry Images Show HTV Breakup
As the third HTV, Kounotori, burned up in Earth's atmosphere on September 14, i-Ball was watching. The spherical data recorder captured images during... Read more →
US Congress Weighs In On Astronaut Memento Ownership
The Apollo 13 Lunar Module Systems Activation Checklist (Credits: NASA). Several months after NASA challenged ownership of Apollo astronaut... Read more →
Ariane-5 Glitch Delays Indian Satellite Launch
Ariane 5 with GSAT-10 preparing for launch in French Guiana (Credits: Reuters). The September 22 launch of Indian communication satellite GSAT-10... Read more →
NanoThor Aims to Fling NanoSats into Orbit
NASA has awarded $100,000 to Tethers Unlimited to develop its “Nanosatellite Tethered High-Orbit Release” (NanoTHOR) module. NanoTHOR, whose name... Read more →