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Spacecraft

Sub-orbital, orbital, lunar, interplanetary and interstellar vehicles designed to navigate space
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One of these shuttle astronauts could get the call for a moon mission. Top to bottom, left to right: Terry Virts, mission specialists Robert Behnken, Karen Nyberg, pilots Jim “Vegas” Kelly, Mark Kelly, Pam Melroy, Randy Bresnik, and mission specialist Megan McArthur.

Fly Us to the Moon

The next lunar explorers will soon report to Houston. Are some already there?
November 2008 | By Michael Cassutt

European astronaut Frank De Winne checks out a mockup of a new space station sleep compartment.

Company Expected

Three more people will soon move into the International Space Station—and they’ll be drinking, um….
October 30, 2008 | By Michael Klesius

The PSLV rocket that launched Chandrayaan-1, on its way to the pad.

India Aims for the Moon

A U.S. scientist reports from the scene of India's first lunar launch.
October 21, 2008 | By Paul D. Spudis

Mission to Mir

At the start of a new partnership, U.S. and Russian space travelers learn that every long journey begins with a single step.
October 2008 | By Tom Harpole

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End Run

A small band of rogue rocketeers takes on the NASA establishment.
September 29, 2008 | By Michael Klesius

The Chicago area lights up the night next to the blank expanse of Lake Michigan. The yellow-orange color is due to the extensive use of sodium vapor lights.

Cities at Night: An Astronaut’s View

Urban nightscapes are among the most beautiful sights in orbit.
September 16, 2008 | By Don Pettit

The shadow of their lander dominates a mosaic of the numbered photos Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took out their window before leaving the moon.

Finding Apollo

Forty years later, we’re about to see what the moonwalkers left behind.
September 2008 | By Tony Reichhardt

Russian scientists have recently improved their probe by replacing the drill shown with a scoop device to collect soil in the weak gravity of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons.

Mission Possible

A new probe to a Martian moon may win back respect for Russia’s unmanned space program.
September 2008 | By Anatoly Zak

Falcon 1 on the launch pad at Kwajalein.

Third Time’s the Charm?

Elon Musk tries again to reach orbit, with hopes for low-cost spaceflight riding on the outcome.
July 17, 2008 | By Geoffrey Little

The Terrain Camera on Japan

Back to Hadley Rille

A Japanese camera spies a moonscape last explored by astronauts a generation ago.
June 16, 2008 | By Tony Reichhardt

Three to get ready: Astronauts (from left) Satoshi Furukawa, Akihiko Hoshide, and Naoko Yamazaki are all in training for duty on the space station.

Konnichi Wa, Kibo

The International Space Station says hello to its newest addition, made in Japan.
May 2008 | By Dan Barry

Conservator Hanna Szczepanowska assesses the solar cells on a replica Vanguard satellite; the original will remain in orbit until at least 2109.

In the Museum: Second, But Still Up

Fifty years after launch, Vanguard 1 remains in orbit.
May 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

Mockup of a self-righting hopper-lander for planetary exploration.

Hopping Across Mars

Planetary rovers might some day trade their wheels for something simpler.
April 29, 2008 | By Greg Soltis

A Russian ground crew member marks the exact site of the Soyuz landing with a GPS device.

Rough Ride Home

Three space station astronauts are glad to be back on terra firma after an off-course landing in a Russian Soyuz capsule.
April 2008 | By Michael Klesius

Satellite Smashers

Space-faring nations: Clean up low Earth orbit or you're grounded.
March 2008 | By Tony Reichhardt

The malfunctioning satellite will be taken out by an SM-3 standard missile, similar to this one fired last June from the destroyer USS Decatur. In that test, the missile successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Hawaii.

Satellite Shoot-Down

The Pentagon plans to knock one of our own out of the sky.
February 14, 2008 | By Paul Hoversten

X-rays enter Chandra’s pairs of nested mirrors.

How Things Work: Chandra X-Ray

The Chandra X-Ray Telescope, explained.
January 2008 | By Damond Benningfield

One photo returned from Genesis II last summer was a birthday surprise for Bigelow

Mr. B’s Big Plan

Robert Bigelow has put two mini-space stations in orbit. Now comes the hard part.
January 2008 | By Geoffrey Little

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Google the Moon

Famed roboticist Red Whittaker may have the inside track to win the next moon race.
January 01, 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

1. Langley Landers (1961) In August of 1961, engineer John Houbolt gave one of many presentations to the Space Task Group [at NASA

Lunar Landers That Never Were

The road to the moon was paved with good intentions.
January 01, 2008 | By Tony Reichhardt


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