ESA Tracking Station Receives Signal from Phobos Grunt
On November 22, at 20:25 GMT, an ESA tracking station in Perth, Australia made successful contact with the Phobos Grunt probe. "We have sent a... Read more →
Armadillo Aerospace Performs Stig-A Hover Test
On November 22, Armadillo Aerospace performed a hover test on their tube rocket Stig-A. According to Armadillo, the goal was to simply keep the... Read more →
First Ever Graduate Course in Space Safety Announced
The University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering has annouced the first ever graduate-level course in space... Read more →
German Firm to Insure Space Tourists
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (Credits: Virgin Galactic). Allianz, a German insurance firm, has announced plans to offer insurance policy... Read more →
ISS Expedition 29 Crew Returns Home
International Space Station (ISS) crewmembers Commander Mike Fossum and Flight Engineers Satoshi Furukawa and Sergei Volkov returned safely to... Read more →
NASA’s Flying Robotic Lander Reaches Highest Altitude Yet
NASA's Robotic Lander Development Project, managed out of Marshall Space Flight Center, has conducted a test of a new flying robotic lander... Read more →