Commercial Space
Ares-1 Rocket Could Be Re-born as “Liberty”
[/caption] An idea too good to die, or a case of recycle, reuse, reduce? Two rocket companies are joining forces…
Private Space Company Obtains Old Russian Space Station Modules
[/caption] The private spaceflight company Excalibur Almaz has obtained two partially completed Almaz space station modules from Russia and brought…
Map of Future Lunar Landing Sites
Here's the map of the future: a look where all the contestants in the Google Lunar X PRIZE intend to…
More Images, Details on SpaceX’s Dragon Flight
[/caption] SpaceX has released more images and more details about the successful flight of Falcon 9 and the Dragon capsule…
Music From Space: DIY Satellite Will Capture Sounds of Ionosphere
[/caption] For a space geek, the ultimate do-it-yourself project would be building a satellite in your basement. Astronomer and writer…
The SpaceX Business Plan: Help Build a Spacefaring Civilization
[/caption] Elon Musk conceded that the space business world is an extraordinarily difficult place to make money. But that isn’t…
Gallery: Dragon/Falcon 9 Launch and Recovery Photos, Videos
[/caption] Enjoy a few glimpses at history from the Dec. 8 launch of Falcon 9 and Dragon. Here is video…
The Future is Now: SpaceX Flight 100% Successful
[/caption] Hailed as a both a great day for commercial spaceflight as well as for NASA, SpaceX made history on…
SpaceX Test Fire Aborted
A static test firing of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was cut short as computer systems shut down the first-stage…
Viewing Alert: Virgin Galactic Flight Featured on Nat Geo Channel
Here's some exclusive video of the first glide flight of SpaceShipTwo earlier this week, shared by the National Geographic Channel,…