Remembering the Space Shuttle Challenger Crew
On January 28, 1986, six American astronauts and a schoolteacher lost their lives after the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger (mission STS-51-L)... Read more →
Sierra Nevada Corporation Unveils Cargo Version of Dream Chaser
On March 25, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) unveiled at the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Spring Meeting the new variant of the Dream... Read more →
Press Clips – Week 16-2015
SpaceX to Try Daring Rocket Landing Again Monday SpaceX aims to bring the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket back to Earth for a soft touchdown on... Read more →
Decoding the Mystery of Destructive Reentry
As the number of space debris in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) increases year by year, it is becoming a major environmental concern for safe access to space.... Read more →
The Space Sector in Main Extra-European Space Powers
In the last decades the space sector has acquired growing importance outside the US, Europe and the West and saw an increasing activity from other... Read more →
Invasion of Space Germs: Yesterday and Today
As prospects of a Mars sample return mission or even a manned mission to Mars are becoming increasingly realistic, the danger of biologic... Read more →