Sling-Sat Space Debris Collector Would Travel by Catapault
The problem with sending a satellite to remove debris from low Earth orbit is that is can only collect so much before it either fills up or runs out... Read more →
NASA Prepares for Safety Certification of Commercial Carriers
Commercial carriers looking to carry astronauts to ISS will have to pass NASA's safety certification process (Credits: Shutterstock). With the... Read more →
Space Data Association, NASA Agreement to Forward Satellite Safety
The Space Data Association released the following statement on August 8, 2012: The Space Data Association (SDA), established by commercial... Read more →
Jon Collins, Safety Innovator, Dead at 77
Jon Collins, risk management innovator and recent recipient of the da Vinci Lifetime Achievement Award for Space Safety, died on August 10,... Read more →
Armstrong Doing Well After Heart Surgery
Armstrong visiting the Washington Navy Yard in December 2011, pictured here with a model of the F9F-2 Panther he flew in the Korean War as a Naval... Read more →
Crash and Burn for Morpheus Lander
Morpheus in flames following its failed test at Kennedy Space Center (Credits: NASA). In its first untethered test, the experimental lander... Read more →