Space Exploration
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
X-Prize Entrant Completes Drop Test
Image credit: Armadillo Aerospace Texas-based Armadillo Aerospace successfully performed a helicopter drop test on a component of their spacecraft on…
Next Space Tourist Selected
US-based Space Adventures has selected the next tourist who will fly into space on board a Russian Soyuz rocket to…
Japanese Space Shuttle Prototype Crashes
The prototype for a Japanese-built space shuttle crashed on landing Tuesday, breaking its left wing and nose cone. The 4-metre…
Astronauts Announced For Canadian Arrow
A team of Canadian private rocket builders announced their astronaut selection today, as part of their preparations to launch the…