Where In The Universe #35
Are you ready for another Where In The Universe Challenge? Take a look and see if you can name where…
SpaceX, Orbital Sciences Awarded ISS Re-supply Contract
[/caption] Two upstart commercial space companies have been awarded contracts by NASA for commercial cargo resupply services to the International…
ISS Spacewalk Attempts to Fix Soyuz Problem
[/caption] International Space Station Expedition 18 commander Mike Fincke and flight engineer Yury Lonchakov, conducted a five-hour 38-minute spacewalk on…
New Space Elevator Consortium
[/caption] A coalition of leaders working on the concept of a space elevator has joined forces to form the International…
How to Drive a Mars Rover, Part 3: Five Years on Mars
[/caption] In preparation of celebrating Spirit and Opportunity's fifth anniversary on Mars in January, we've been talking with rover driver…
MRO: Mars Storm Chaser
[/caption] What an incredible image of a storm on Mars! The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's main assignment is to study the…
The Universe – Season One
[/caption] Bright, flashing lights and a driving, vibrant sound track do wonders for video games. Similar dynamism brings home the…
Jupiter’s Atmosphere
It's hard to explain what the atmosphere of Jupiter is, since the planet is 90% hydrogen and 10% helium. Here…
How to Drive a Mars Rover, Part 2
[/caption] The Mars Exploration Rovers have been traversing the surface of the Red Planet for almost five years now. But…
First Test Flight of WhiteKnightTwo
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) made its first test flight on Sunday, Dec. 21, a 59min shakedown flight of the twin…