North Korean Launch Fails Amidst International Uproar
The highly scrutinized North Korean rocket launch of Unha-3 failed on April 12 when the first stage failed to separate. Debris from the launch... Read more →
For Better Taste in Space: Student Research Backed by NASA
For several reasons eating in space is not an experience for gourmets. Recent research conducted by four high school students from North Carolina... Read more →
Celebrating the First Man in Space
The Huntsville Times reported on Yuri Gagarin's historic flight (Credits: NASA). On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.... Read more →
NASA Readies “Big Cheer” for Dragon Mission
A view inside the Dragon capsule that will be loacked with 1,200 tons of supplies for ISS (Credits: SpaceX). Source: NASA/Steven Siceloff The... Read more →
United Launch Alliance Forms Human Launch Services Unit
On April 9, United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced formation of a new organization focused on supporting NASA's human spaceflight... Read more →
Newfangled space-propulsion technology could help clean up Earth orbit
In this artist’s conception, a magnetized beam of ionized plasma is applied to a spacecraft headed on an interplanetary journey. The same... Read more →