NASA’s System Safety Handbook Vol 1
In November 2011, NASA published the first of a two volume System Safety Handbook. "This volume provides a high level view of the concepts," says... Read more →
Canada Commits to ISS Mission Extension
The Canadian government announced on February 29th that it would renew its commitment to the International Space Station through the mission... Read more →
NASA Spacesuit Engineer Explains Upgrades
NASA spacesuit engineer Amy Ross demonstrates improvements over the current spacesuit design in the video below, including swivelling joints and a... Read more →
Virgin Galactic Prepares to Host Experiments
On February 27, Virgin Galactic announced that it had signed a contract with Nanoracks to outfit SpaceShip Two with experimental racks... Read more →
ISRO Controversy Continues to Roil Indian Space Community
ISRO's official logo (Credits: ISRO). The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was established to "develop space technology and its... Read more →
Open issues with the official Phobos-Grunt accident report
A Russian report blames space radiation for the failure of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft (see here above during pre-launch preparations), but the... Read more →