Space Programs
NASA, Soviet and Russian space programs and the International Space Station
Europe’s (Really) Cool Telescope Ends Operations
The Herschel Space Telescope closes its eye after the last of its coolant evaporated this week.
April 30, 2013 |
By Heather Goss
Five Reasons to Like NASA’s Asteroid Retrieval Mission
So it's not the Moon or Mars. Get over it.
April 12, 2013 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Great Asteroid Grab
Instead of astronauts going to the rock, the rock will come to them.
April 12, 2013 |
By Guy Gugliotta
NASA’s Frequent Flier
After logging nearly 1,400 hours in orbit, Jerry Ross reflects on spaceflight past and future.
April 08, 2013 |
By Diane Tedeschi
For Safe Landings On Two Planets
The 2013 National Air and Space Museum Trophy Winners.
April 2013 |
By The Editors
The Galileo Project
Why Europe wants its own satellite navigation program.
April 2013 |
By Craig Mellow
Beyond the Moon
It’s not a place, exactly. But it could be NASA’s next destination.
April 2013 |
By Guy Gugliotta
Special Delivery
The team that landed Curiosity on Mars takes home a trophy.
March 22, 2013 |
By Paul Hoversten
That Sounds Familiar
New data from Mars suggest that it may have been hospitable to life in the past. Haven't we heard this before?
March 13, 2013 |
By Paul D. Spudis
Reconstruction
After the Columbia accident, seeing the crew cabin of the destroyed shuttle was an emotional experience for many NASA astronauts.
February 01, 2013 |
By Tony Reichhardt
In the Zero-G Cockpit
As the pilot of a 727 that simulates weightlessness, John Benisch is always searching for that perfect parabola.
February 01, 2013 |
By Pat Trenner
Can the Pentagon Unbundle Its Behemoth Space Systems?
Support for "disaggregation" of military satellites is getting louder.
January 31, 2013 |
By Heather Goss
Son of Transhab
NASA buys back its own technology for inflatable space modules.
January 17, 2013 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Stratomouse!
In the 1950s, balloons carried live mice to near-space to study how the trip might affect astronauts.
January 11, 2013 |
By Heather Goss
Hugh L. Dryden and the American Space Program
Congress has proposed that the name of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center be re-named to honor Neil Armstrong. Should it?
January 06, 2013 |
By Paul D. Spudis
How Are Places On The Moon Named?
The rules for naming features on the Moon are simple, but not always logical.
December 31, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
A Note From Ho Chi Minh
In 1968, in the midst of war, Apollo 8 offered a glimmer of hope and humanity.
December 23, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Overview Effect
A new film about the perspective that comes with seeing Earth from afar.
December 07, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
