Possible Identities of Chinese Astronauts Revealed
A pair of international space observers claim to have discovered the names of China’s second group of astronauts, or “taikonauts” the... Read more →
Robotics Engineers Explain Roadmap for Crewed Mars Mission
Damon Landau and Nathan Strange, robotics engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, recently published a proposal in Scientific American for... Read more →
NASA Space Debris Chief Minimizes Phobos-Grunt Threat
Artist's rendition of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, now in decaying Earth orbit. (Credits: stuff.co.nz) The ill-fated Russian space probe... Read more →
ESA-EU Space Council Reaffirms Support for Space Assets Application and Protection
Source: ESA GMES network is designed to meet safety and security needs on Earth. (Credits: GMES). 6 December 2011 Meeting in Brussels today,... Read more →
Infographic: Space Launch System Explained
Steady progress is being made in development of key components of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), with frequent performance tests making... Read more →
USAF Awards Reusable Launch Vehicle Contracts
On December 5th, the United States Air Force (USAF) announced it had selected two space firms to develop a flight demonstration vehicle named... Read more →