[/caption] How long can the International Space Station really operate – until 2020, or 2028 or beyond? I recently had…
[/caption] The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space & Aeronautics held a hearing yesterday on the issue of how…
Heat shields are an important part of any space vehicle that re-enters the Earth's atmosphere. The next generation of heat…
Today was a proud day in the history of New Zealand, marking the first ever home-grown rocket launch from the…
[/caption] The major shortcoming of current chemical powered rockets lies in the ratio of payload to fuel. The dream of…
When it comes to exploring the hostile environment of space, robots have done a lot (if not most) of the…
[/caption] Have you ever noticed that astronauts float around in the space shuttle and in the International Space Station, while…
Navigating a spacecraft through the heavens has been compared to sailing a ship on the open seas or driving a…
Even before man had managed to take to the skies on our planet, he had thought of spaceflight and soaring…