Space Exploration

Four New Space-Related Bills Passed

Image credit: Scaled Composites The US government passed four new bills by voice vote that promote space and astronomy. The…

18 years ago

World Space Week Begins

People from 50 countries are celebrating space exploration as part of World Space Week - from October 4 to 10,…

18 years ago

Lance Bass Will Join World Space Week

Image credit: World Space Week He didn't quite make it up the International Space Station, but Lance Bass, member of…

18 years ago

Orbital Space Plane Review Completed

NASA's Orbital Space Plane program reached an important milestone this week with the completion of its Level 1 requirements review.…

18 years ago

Madhavan Nair Selected as New Chairman of ISRO

Image credit: ISRO Mr. G Madhavan Nair has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization…

18 years ago

SpaceDev Will Build SpaceshipOne Motor.

Image credit: Scaled Scaled Composites announced today that it has selected San Diego-based SpaceDev to build the rocket engine for…

18 years ago

Brazil Vows to Continue Space Research

Brazil has pledged its renewed commitment to developing a rocket program in spite of the terrible disaster that killed 21…

18 years ago

Solar Sail on Exhibit in New York

Image credit: Planetary Society A full-sized replica of a Cosmos 1 solar sail is now on display at the Rockefeller…

18 years ago

Ion Drive Powered Spacecraft

Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's SMART-1 mission will use a revolutionary ion engine to help it search for…

18 years ago

Kerosene Engine Passes Design Milestone

Image credit: NASA NASA is working on several next-generation propulsion concepts that could help to push future exploration of the…

18 years ago