Space Exploration
Humans vs. Robots
Which way lies our future in space? A discussion.
By Tony Reichhardt
The Million Mile Mission
A small band of believers urges NASA to take its next step—onto an asteroid.
By Michael Klesius
Spin Doctors
For that satellite dish on your roof and the phone calls you make to Japan, you can thank Harold Rosen.
By Guy Gugliotta
Space Suits Past and Future
Bill Elkins has been outfitting astronauts since before NASA was born.
By Michael Klesius
Where the Wild Things Are
We’re about to get a peek at the solar system’s
final frontier.
By Guy Gugliotta
The Fourth Crewmember
Armed with their checklists, the Apollo astronauts literally read themselves to the moon.
By Matthew Hersch
Devils’ Advocates
Some people go to Las Vegas to gamble, others to learn about Mars.
By Tony Reichhardt
How the Spaceship Got Its Shape
In the 1950s Harvey Allen solved the problem of atmospheric entry. But first he had to convince his colleagues.
By Andrew Chaikin
Secret Space Shuttles
When you’re 200 miles up, it’s easy to hide what you’re up to.
By Michael Cassutt
Hubble Favorites
A National Air and Space Museum astronomer picks some of his favorite images from the storied telescope.
Apollo’s Army
It took 400,000 people, working under extreme pressure, to reach the moon in 1969. Like any army, they suffered casualties.
By The Editors
The Shuttle in a Different Light
The space shuttle glows in photographs taken by one of its own technicians.
The Artist and the Astronauts
As the first lunar explorers prepared to launch, artist Paul Calle was in the room, quietly sketching away.
The Best of Bean
A collection of otherworldly paintings goes on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
An Apollo Anthology
A collection of readings, pictures, and videos to mark the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing.
The Seven
In 1959, a group of military pilots became Astronaut Heroes overnight, and created an American icon that survives to this day.
By Matthew Hersch
The Shuttle Mission No One Wants
If STS-400 launches, be prepared for one of the most dramatic spaceflights ever.
By Paul Hoversten
Tools of the (Astronaut) Trade
What you'll need to assemble your own space station.
By Joe Pappalardo
Bill Borucki's Planet Search
Finding another Earth may be easier than the Kepler project's long quest for funding.
By Andrew Lawler
Voices from the Moon
What it was like, in the astronauts’ own words. Excerpts from a new book by Andrew Chaikin.
Two-Timer
Where do you take your next vacation after you’ve been to space? If you’re billionaire Charles Simonyi, you go back.
By Irene Klotz
Satellite Smashers
Space-faring nations: Clean up low Earth orbit or you're grounded.
By Tony Reichhardt
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