Safety Panel Now Satisfied with SpaceX Scrub Turnaround Time
The Falcon-9 carrying the Dragon capsule to the ISS failed to launch in the final 0.5 second of countdown at a May 19 launch attempt (Credits:... Read more →
July 23 Coronal Mass Ejection Named Fastest Ever
July 23 Coronal Mass Ejection captured by STEREO-A (Credits: NASA). On July 23, the STEREO-A spacecraft recorded a coronal mass ejection (CME)... Read more →
Record Breaking Baumgartner Jump Postponed
Red Bull Stratos Crew recover their damaged capsule on July 25 (Credits: Red Bull Stratos). Felix Baumgartner, supported by the Red Bull Stratos... Read more →
Capsule Survives Copenhagen Suborbitals Test – Mostly
Beautiful Betty launches from Sputnik (Credits: Copenhagen Suborbitals/Picasa). On August 12, Copenhagen Suborbitals conducted a scheduled test... Read more →
Peggy Whitson Steps Down as NASA Astronaut Chief
Peggy Whitson, outgoing Astronaut Chief (Credits: Billy Smith II,Chronicle/HC). Peggy Whitson, the 13th Chief of NASA's Astronaut Office and the... Read more →
Mighty Eagle Gets Off the Ground in Untethered Test Flight
Source: NASA The "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, is soaring high again for a series of tests being conducted at NASA's Marshall... Read more →