Space Science

Research Backlog on ISS

By Merryl Azriel on August 1, 2012

Astronaut Don Pettit performing research aboard ISS - and there's plenty more where that came from (Credits: NASA). With major construction... Read more →

Soyuz 11

Reconstructing Soyuz 11

By Staff Writers on August 1, 2012

The crew of Soyuz 11 whose 23 day mission to space station Salyut 1 ended in disaster (Credits: Sovfoto). In 2007, Vaughn Juares produced a short... Read more →

News

China to Land on Moon in 2013

By Merryl Azriel on August 1, 2012

Chang'e 1 lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch center (Credits: Associated Press). On July 30, China's state news agency Xinhua reported... Read more →

Media

Baumgartner Completes Test Jump from 29.5 Kilometers

By Staff Writers on July 31, 2012

Baumgartner prepares to jump (Credits: Red Bull Stratos). Felix Baumgartner, supported by the Red Bull Stratos team, took a 90 minute helium... Read more →

News

Copenhagen Suborbitals Sea Launch A Success – Mostly

By Merryl Azriel on July 31, 2012

SMARAGD-1 launches from Launch Platform Sputnik in the Baltic Sea (Credits: Copenhagen Suborbitals). On July 27, the DIY organization Copenhagen... Read more →

Space Medicine

Astronauts to Sleep Better With Blue Light

By Maria Fischer on July 31, 2012

Blue LEDs could have health benefits for orbiting astronauts George C. Brainard, professor of neurology at Jefferson Medical College, is... Read more →