NASA's multi-billion dollar Orion capsule is poised for its first test launch Thursday, in a demonstration flight that aims to propel it higher than any spacecraft meant to carry humans in 40 years.
Space Exploration
Dec 2, 2014
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It's not Science Fiction! It's Not Star Trek!
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2014
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Alan Shepard became the first American to fly in space on May 5, 1961. Although NASA engineers had put considerable planning into his mission, dubbed Freedom 7, noticeably missing from this extensive preparation was a way ...
Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2013
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A privately-owned unmanned US space capsule neared the International Space Station early Sunday, preparing to dock to deliver food, scientific materials and other crucial equipment.
Space Exploration
Mar 2, 2013
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NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia 10 years ago Friday and 12 children lost a parent.
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Melbourne researchers are literally doing rocket science with clay. They have developed a cheaper and more efficient way of making the complex, heat-resistant, ceramic parts needed to build tomorrow's rockets ...
Engineering
Oct 16, 2012
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Bad weather is delaying the transfer of the shuttle Endeavour from Florida to California where it will be put on show, the US space agency said.
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2012
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Notable events in the history of human space exploration:
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2012
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The US company SpaceX on Friday prepared for the climax of its Dragon capsule's landmark mission to the International Space Station with a high-stakes bid to latch on to the orbiting research lab.
Space Exploration
May 24, 2012
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(AP) -- A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race.
Space Exploration
May 23, 2012
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