Showing posts with label space program. Show all posts
Showing posts with label space program. Show all posts
Thursday, October 11, 2018

Miracle Escape For U.S. - Russian Astronauts As Rocket Fails Mid-Launch -- News Roundup

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Daily Mail : Miracle escape for Space Station astronauts as rocket fails mid-launch: American and Russian hurtle back to Earth in h...
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

What Is It Like To Be An Astronaut Before You Launch Into Space?

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Forbes: What Is It Like To Be An Astronaut The Night Before You Launch Into Space? How do astronauts sleep the night before they have to g...
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

China's Tiangong-1 Space Station Is Expected To Come Crashing To Earth Within Weeks

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The Tiangong-1 space station, which is expected to come crashing to earth within weeks. The Guardian: China's Tiangong-1 space station...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Female Space Explorers (Infographic)

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Inside America’s New Space Force

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Smaller, Quicker, Secret, Robotic: Inside America’s New Space Force -- The Danger Room The past and future of America’s space arsenal inters...
Monday, April 2, 2012

The End Of America's Space Program

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High Joblessness In The Home Of U.S. Space Flight -- CBS News 60 Minutes CBS News) When the last space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Spa...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Astronauts' Eyeballs Deformed By Long Missions In Space

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Astronaut Leroy Chiao performs an ultrasound examination of the eye on Salizhan Sharipov aboard the space station. Brain and eye problems ha...
Friday, August 5, 2011

Boeing Is Looking For Astronauts

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An artist's conception shows Boeing's CST-100 crew-carrying spaceship atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a launch pad. Such a craft could fly...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

End Of The Shuttle Program Could Lead To A Brain Drain Of Space Knowledge

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Could U.S. Manned Spaceflight Suffer 'Memory Loss'? -- Discovery News Astronaut Mark Kelly voices his concerns for the end of the sh...

Apollo Astronaut Recommends Ending NASA And Starting From Scratch

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Photo: Schmitt (NASA) Apollo Astronaut: End NASA, Start From Scratch -- Houston Chronicle Not everyone is celebrating the 50th anniversary ...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Atlantis Mission Threatened By "Russian Debris"

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Mission control is monitoring space junk to make sure it doesn't get too close during a space walk 'Russian' Debris Threatens At...
Friday, November 5, 2010

Gravity Suit Mimics Earth's Pull For Astronauts

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Photo: The suit is made of a fabric with carefully tailored stretchiness From The BBC: A stretchy suit that mimics the effects of the Earth...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Is The U.S. Experiencing A Rocket Motor Shortage, And Will It Impact National Security?

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U.S. Spy Satellite Program Could Be Undermined By Flagging Demand For Rocket Motors -- Lexington Institute Amy Butler of Aviation Week &...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Russia Could Build Extra Soyuz Capsule For Space Tours

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REUTERS/ Shamil Zhumatov From RIA Novosti: An additional Soyuz capsule could be built especially for commercial space tourists, the head of ...
Monday, March 15, 2010

Twitter Astronaut Is First To Post Stunning YouTube Videos Direct From Space

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From The Daily Mail: Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has already made his name as a prolific Twitterer, who delights his 125,000 followers with liv...
Monday, March 1, 2010

Suborbital Safety: Will Commercial Spaceflight Ramp Up the Risk?

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From Popular Mechanics: At the first-ever Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference, high-level officials from NASA and the FAA addr...
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Stray Hydrogen Atoms Become Deadly For Starships Traveling At Light Speed

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USS Enterprise Watch out for stray hydrogen atoms Paramount Pictures From Popular Science: Science fiction writers may have to rethink how ...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

NASA's Next Space Suit

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Photo: To infinity and beyond: David Clark Company, in partnership with Oceaneering International, is designing a new U.S. space suit for m...
Monday, January 25, 2010

A Cannon For Shooting Supplies Into Space

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How the Space Cannon Works John MacNeill From Popular Science: John Hunter wants to shoot stuff into space with a 3,600-foot gun. And he’s...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Robotic Arm On Space Station Will Try Refueling A Satellite

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Robotic Refueling Service Care to top off your spacecraft? NASA From Popular Science: NASA's bold repair mission for the Hubble Space ...