Faulty Valve Blamed for Dragon Abort
A faulty valve in engine 5 has been blamed for an above normal combustion chamber pressure that resulted in a last second automated abort of a... Read more →
The X-37B Space Plane: Where is it now?
The OTV-1 in front of half of the Atlas V fairing awaiting encapsulation in 2010 (Credits: US Air Force). The X-37B space plane has intrigued the... Read more →
The Waiting Goes On: Dragon Launch Aborted in the Last Second
It seems that the stars are not in favor of a private spacecraft reaching the International Space Station, at least not at the beginning of next... Read more →
NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
This diagram illustrates the differences between orbits of a typical near-Earth asteroid (blue) and a potentially hazardous asteroid, or PHA... Read more →
Watching Deserts Grow from Space
Earth observation from orbital satellites is an important tool for numerous terrestrial activities. In this video, the evolution of agricultural... Read more →
ISS Ready to Welcome Dragon on Monday
On Tuesday May 15 the ISS managers issued permission for SpaceX Dragon capsule to approach and dock with the station at the beginning of the next... Read more →