Europe to Test Fly a Suborbital Space Plane in 2014
Virgin Galactic isn’t the only one building a suborbital spaceplane: Europe plans to test fly its own suborbital spaceship in 2014.
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Boeing Selects Atlas V Rocket for Commercial Crew Launches
The Boeing Company has selected the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to launch its CST-100 Commercial Crew Capsule.
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NASA Tests Orion MPCV Capsule for Water Landings
NASA has started testing the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) for water landings.
NASA’s Next Mars Rover to Land at Gale Crater
NASA’s next Mars rover will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet’s Gale Crater.
Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of Water
Astronomers have discovered the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe!
FAST FACTS: Atlantis STS-135 by the Numbers
Space Shuttle Atlantis completed its 33rd and final mission, landing on Runway 15 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The flight marked…
Atlantis and Crew Land in Florida, Ending Shuttle Era
Atlantis and crew landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Thursday morning, Ending America’s Space Shuttle program.
Senator Hutchison calls for Immediate Action on SLS
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has called for immediate action by the Obama Administration on approval of NASA’s heavy lift Space Launch System (SLS).
Atlantis Liftsoff on Shuttle Programs Final Mission
Atlantis and its four astronauts have left Earth for the final Shuttle mission, which will cap off an amazing 30-year program.
‘Dirty Hack’ Restores ESA Cluster Mission From Near Loss
Using an unorthodox ‘dirty hack’, ESA was able to successfully recover the four-satellite Cluster mission from a near loss.
NASA Research Offers New Prospect of Water on Mars
NASA scientists are seeing new evidence that suggests traces of water on Mars are under a thin varnish of iron oxide.
Astronomy
- Chandra Observatory Discovers Giant Ring of Black Holes
- Kepler Finds Six Planets Orbiting a Single Star
- Zeta Ophiuchi: Runaway Star Plows Through Space
- Hurtling Asteroid Scars Jupiter
- Pushing Hubble to the Limit, Astronomer’s Find Most Distant Object Ever Seen
- Cassini Captures Stunning New Images of Saturn’s Icy Moon Rhea
- Kepler Telescope Discovers Rocky Planet
Commercial
- SPACEX Unveils Design for World’s Most Powerful Commercial Rocket
- Soyuz Launch Site in French Guiana Ready for Maiden flight
- Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic to Fly Scientists into Space
- Ares I Morphs into The Liberty Launch Vehicle
- As the Shuttle Program Ends, Kennedy Space Center Looks for New Users
- First West Coast Launch of America’s Largest Rocket Sends Classified Satellite Into Orbit
- Final Ariane 5 Launch of 2010 Orbits Dual Satellites
Constellation
- NASA Spacecraft to Make Cross Country Voyage
- J2X Rocket Engine Ready For Testing
- PHOTO: Heat Shield Work on Orion/MPCV
- Obama Freezes NASA Budget at $18.7 Billion
- Key Senators Respond to NASA HLV Report
- Preliminary Report – NASA’s NEW Space Launch System & Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
- Senator Shelby: NEW CJS Bill Sustains Human Space Flight
Defense
- Second Air Force Space Plane Streaks Skyward
- U.S. Air Force Gears Up for Military Spaceplane Launch
- Minotaur Rocket Lifts Off With Classified NRO Payload
- Russia is Working on an Unmanned Military Spaceplane
- First Galileo Satellite Undergoes Launch Check-up
- Secret X-37B Spaceplane Lands at Vandenberg AFB
- Russia and Europe May Join Forces to Stop Asteroids
ESA
- Martian Moon Phobos Slips Past Jupiter
- Looking at the Volatile Side of the Moon
- Raising the ISS: ATV Johannes Kepler conducts the ‘Big Boost’
- European Supply Ship ATV Johannes Kepler Docks with ISS
- European Supply Ship Johannes Kepler En Route to Space Station
- International Jupiter Mission Achieves Milestone
- Azorean Dish to Track ATV Johannes Kepler Launch
NASA
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Returns to Earth for Final Time
- Astronauts Ready to Begin First STS-134 Spacewalk
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Lifts Off on Historic Final Voyage
- Museums Across America to House Retired Space Shuttles
- Space Debris No Threat to Station
- Space Station Crew Launches from Birthplace of Human Spaceflight
- Space Station Astronauts Return to Earth
Russian
- First European Soyuz Launch Set for August 31
- After 244 days, Mars500 ‘arrives’ in Orbit Around Mars
- VIDEO: Russian Cargo Ship Arrives at ISS
- Cosmonauts Perform 27th Russian ISS Spacewalk
- Russia Launches Meteorological Satellite
- Powerful Broadband Satellite Rides ILS Proton Rocket to Orbit
- Moscow to Adjust the International Space Station’s Orbit
Shuttle
- Tragedy Strikes at Launch Pad 39A
- Historic Journey Ends for Shuttle Discovery
- Astronaut’s Enjoy LIVE Wakeup Music
- Discovery Crew Bids Farewell to ISS
- Discovery Astronauts Finish Final Spacewalk
- Discovery Astronauts Prepare for Final Spacewalk
- Italian-Built Module – Leonardo, Installed on Space Station