Extreme Solar Weather1

Capturing Aurorae from Space

By Merryl Azriel on March 7, 2012

Astronaut Don Pettit posted this photograph on his blog on February 24th, noting "That's Canada's Manicouagan Crater near the center." (Credits: Don... Read more →

Press Releases

Work Begins on Orion Thermal Protection System

By Staff Writers on March 7, 2012

Rendition of the Orion space craft on the Exploratory Flight Test 1 mission (Credits: NASA). Source: Steven Siceloff for NASA Workers recently... Read more →

News

The Spaceship Company Qualifies 3 Structural Subcontractors

By Joel Spark on March 7, 2012

The Spaceship Company (TSC) announced Monday that it had qualified three aerospace composite part suppliers to provide structural components for... Read more →

Cyber Security

Red Lines in Outer Space

By Staff Writers on March 6, 2012

The proliferation of very small satellites, like CubeSats, poses potential threats to spacecraft in orbit that should be addressed through... Read more →

News1

SpaceX Completes Launch Prep Test

By Joel Spark on March 6, 2012

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully completed a 5-hour launch readiness test in preparation for the highly-anticipated launch of... Read more →

Media

Thruster Test Successful for ESA Lunar Lander

By Staff Writers on March 6, 2012

Source: ESA Europe’s ambition of touching down at the Moon’s south pole by 2018 has been boosted by recent test firings of the craft’s... Read more →