NASA
750 Meters Later
Masten Space System's test vehicle, Xombie, took a nice ride this week.
August 16, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Good Luck, From Space
Astronauts and satellites get to watch the Games from Olympian heights.
July 24, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Single Room, Earth View
America's first woman in space describes the beauty of Earth from orbit.
July 2012 |
By Sally Ride
Making a Smoother (and Speedier) Airplane
Within months of its first flight, August Bellanca's Skyrocket II set five world speed records.
July 2012 |
By George C. Larson, Member, NAA
Downey Will Display Shuttle Mock-Up
The Southern California birthplace of the space shuttle is going to spit-shine and welcome visitors to see a piece of nearly forgotten aerospace history.
June 14, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
There’s One More Shuttle That Needs a Home
Inside a warehouse in Downey, California, a one-winged space shuttle sits underneath a blanket of Tyvek sheeting.
June 12, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Space History Items Bring $1 Million
To buy a piece of space history, you need plenty of cash.
May 03, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
A Saturn V’s Final Journey: From Mildew to Museum
A new book recounts (sort of) the difficult restoration of a deteriorating Saturn V.
May 01, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Lake Vostok, Europa, and Washington
Cool new concept for a Europa lander! Wish we could afford it.
March 30, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Buzz Lightyear’s New Home
A well-traveled toy enters the Smithsonian collection.
March 29, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Ghosts of Gemini
Forgotten photos show the human face of NASA's early astronaut program.
March 20, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Clickable Space Exploration
A handy interactive map shows what lies ahead in space over the next decade.
February 01, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
The Candle Lighters
Alan Shepard was brave enough to ride the Mercury-Redstone rocket. These guys were brave enough to light it.
January 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Is This the First In-Space Portrait?
A photo of astronaut Ed White, taken aboard Gemini IV, may be the first photo of an astronaut taken by another inside a spacecraft.
November 30, 2011 |
By Heather Goss
Where Were You?
In this 50th anniversary year of human spaceflight, we ask you to remember your own space milestones, and record where you were, and how you felt.
November 22, 2011 |
By Rebecca Maksel
A & S Interview: Bobby Braun
NASA's outgoing technology guru talks about what's in the agency's R&D pipeline.
November 2011 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Brave Archivist Rifles Through Clinton’s Stuff, Rewarded
Among the list of things one expects to find while sifting through former President Bill Clinton's stuff, a lost moon rock might be low on the list.
September 23, 2011 |
By Heather Goss
A New Angle on a Space Shuttle Launch
What's a better way to get a new view of a space shuttle launch than using a "whole-sky lens"?
September 13, 2011 |
By Heather Goss
Pirates Ready to Board the Space Station
Ahoy there, Matey! Lately it seems that everywhere you turn, there’s a pirate. There are pirate-themed children’s books: Do Pirates Take Baths? and Pirates Don’t Change Diapers (honey, they don’t even change socks). There’s “International Talk Like a Pirate Day” on September 19, founded by Cap’n Slappy and Ol’ Chumbucket. Your car can sport a [...]
September 01, 2011 |
By Rebecca Maksel
