Astronautics
The science of space flightParticle Man
Sam Ting is on a mission: find the other half of the universe.
May 2001 |
By Andrew Lawler
Hang a Right at Jupiter
For space navigators, the best course to a distant object is never a straight line.
January 2001 |
By Michael Milstein
The One-Pound Problem
All the Mars Ascent Vehicle has to do is deliver 16 ounces of rocks in a container the size of a grapefruit to Martian orbit. If only it were as easy as it sounds.
November 1999 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Flying the Gusmobile
It didn't look remotely like a fighter plane. So why did astronauts who flew the Gemini spacecraft compare it to one?
September 1998 |
By D.C. Agle
