50 Years After: Remembering Scott Carpenter’s Flight
On May 24, 1962, Scott Carpenter piled into his Aurora 7 spacecraft, which he subsequently piloted through three orbits of the Earth. He became the... Read more →
Preparing for Final Venus Transit of the Century
Visibility of the Venus transit from around the globe (Credits: Michael Zeiler, eclipse-maps.com) Source: ESA Scientists and amateur... Read more →
Dragon Completes Key Tests, Clearing Way for ISS Docking
SpaceX's Dragon capsule which successfully launched aboard a Falcon 9 on Tuesday, May 22, has completed several tests that are prerequisite to an... Read more →
Final Soyuz-U Launched from Plesetsk
On May 17, Russia launched its final Soyuz-U rocket from the Plesetsk Space Center. The 40 year old launch vehicle family will be replaced by the... Read more →
How Safe is Too Safe?
Robert Zubrin is an aerospace and nuclear engineer, inventor, and long time advocate of Mars exploration and colonization. Stymied by slow... Read more →
Famed SETI Director Retires After 35 Years
Astronomer Jill Tarter has announced her retirement from the SETI Institute where she has served as director for 35 years, leading the search for... Read more →