Spin Off Technology1

Research to Advance Smoke Detection in Space

By Merryl Azriel on January 5, 2012

Comparison of flame under different gravity conditions. The flame on the left is in 1G, the flame on the right in microgravity. (Credits:... Read more →

Rocket Design1

India One Step Closer to Reusable Launch Capabilities

By Merryl Azriel on January 5, 2012

An engineering model of the RLV technology demonstrator (Credits: ISRO). The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) received governmental... Read more →

Rendezvous and Docking1

ISS Crew Ready for SpaceX’s Dragon

By Merryl Azriel on January 5, 2012

Rendition of Dragon approaching ISS (Credits: NASA/SpaceX). On January 4, ISS crew Commander Dan Burbank, Flight Engineer Don Petit and ESA... Read more →

Media

Space Junk 3D Movie to Release in IMAX

By Merryl Azriel on January 5, 2012

  Space Junk 3D will begin appearing in IMAX theaters on January 13, 2012. The 38 minute film provides a stereoscopic view of orbital... Read more →

News

Space Artifact Sales Halted Pending NASA Challenge

By Merryl Azriel on January 5, 2012

Sale of several space artifacts, including a checklist used in the Apollo 13 mission, has been halted in response to an ownership challenge from... Read more →

Spacecraft Astrophotography

Phobos-Grunt’s Orientation in Orbit

By Ralf Vandebergh on January 4, 2012

UPDATE:  Image-animation confirmation of a (partially) sideward movement of the spacecraft. The picture above explains the orientation of... Read more →