Rumors of MetOp-B Launcher Anomolies Surface
The Sept 17 launch of MetOp-B (credits: EUMETSAT). On September 17, European weather satellite MetOp-B launched aboard a Soyuz-2.1a rocket with... Read more →
Shuttle Engineer Henry Pohl Discusses the Non-intuitiveness of Microgravity
In this lecture on power and propulsion systems, provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Space Shuttle engineer Henry Pohl discusses... Read more →
NASA Believes 3D Printing is the Future of Space Construction
NASA provided $ 100,000 to the SpiderFab project in the framework of its Innovative Advanced Concepts program. The funding should allow in depth... Read more →
Cavenauts Return to Earth
"Like walking in an underground wonderland," is how NASA astronaut Mike Fincke described the Sa Grutta caves in Sardinia, Italy, host to ESA's CAVES... Read more →
First Dragon Supply Mission to ISS Scheduled While Soyuz Undergoes Repairs
The Falcon 9 that will carry Dragon on CRS-1 awaits wet dress rehearsal at Cape Canaveral (Credits: NASA). The SpaceX Dragon capsule made history... Read more →
Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands in California
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is on a cross-country tour as it makes its way aboard a Boeing 747 carrier plane to the California Science Center where... Read more →