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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

A computational fluid dynamics image shows how air would behave when Rocketplane XP flies at 2.74 times the speed of sound; red is high pressure, blue is low.

The O Prize

Will Rocketplane launch spacecraft from Oklahoma?
November 2007 | By Michael Belfiore

The Spirit rover may be smaller than the proposed Mars Science Laboratory, but at least it

Suggestion: Stop Improving

Why does every Mars mission have to be better than the last?
November 01, 2007 | By Bob Craddock

Jay Barbree (left)and Gus Grissom around the time of the astronaut

Before the Fire

Veteran space reporter Jay Barbree recalls Apollo's darkest day.
November 01, 2007 | By Jay Barbree

The Orion simulator: The shape is as old as Apollo, but the dashboard is all new.

Orion's Brain

NASA's new space capsule has a mind of its own.
September 2007 | By Michael Klesius

Anatoly Zak (Moon image: NASA)

Lunar Clipper

With rich tourists traveling to Earth orbit, can a cruise around the moon be far behind?
September 2007 | By Anatoly Zak

The roving Mars Science Laboratory prepares to drop to the Martian surface, using a new (for Mars) Skycrane maneuver.

Legs, Bags, or Wheels?

When choosing landing gear for Mars spacecraft, engineers have to weigh their options-literally.
August 2007 | By Tony Reichhardt

The Phoenix lander (artist

Northern Exposure

We've already seen water ice on Mars. NASA's Phoenix lander will reach out and touch it.
August 2007 | By Charles Petit

The author, whose father was first secretary for the Soviet Communist Paty from 1953 to 1964, relaxes in his office at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

We Shocked the World

Nikita Khrushchev's son recalls the night Sputnik made history.
August 2007 | By Sergei Khrushchev (Translated by Lyudmila Khomenko Chillico)

After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age, Smithsonian/HarperCollins, 2007.

It All Started with Sputnik

An eminent space historian looks back on the first 50 years of space exploration.
July 2007 | By Roger D. Launius

Rocket motor in hand (inside a vacuum chamber), Tim Pickens wants to sell power to a new breed of space company.

In Thrust We Trust

To Tim Pickens, rockets are the only way to go.
July 2007 | By Peter Garrison

Astronaut John Blaha stands inside the Shuttle Launch Experience "crew pod."

Your Space Shuttle Ride Awaits

A new ride at the Kennedy Space Center is -- sadly -- the closest most of us will come to experiencing the thrill of a shuttle launch.
July 2007 | By Irene Klotz

Spaceport Singapore, envisioned by Space Adventures, Ltd., would cost $115 million. A Singapore-based consortium and the Crown Prince of Ras Al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates are backing the venture.

Fields of Dreams

Will starry-eyed entrepreneurs transform today's wide-open spaces into tomorrow's spaceports?
May 2007 | By Ed Regis

An SM-3 interceptor rises from a U.S. Navy Aegis cruiser in 2002. Sea-based defenses are attractive for intercepting shorter-range threats in their midcourse phase.

Can We Stop a Nuke?

From the impossible dream of a space-based shield, missile defense has come down to Earth. But will it work?
May 2007 | By Ben Iannotta

Joe Tanner works outside the International Space Station during the STS-115 mission.

Tools of the (Astronaut) Trade

What you'll need to assemble your own space station.
March 01, 2007 | By Joe Pappalardo

Astronauts attach the Port 1 truss to the International Space Station in 2002.

How Things Work

Space Station Truss
March 2007 | By Adam Pitluk

glowing thrusters of a Progress spacecraft

How does the International Space Station dodge space junk?

The 200-ton orbiting behemoth can get out of harm's way, but not very quickly.
March 01, 2007 | By Joe Pappalardo

Mars Needs Heroes

When it comes to Martian studies, Mike Carr wrote the book.
March 2007 | By Bob Craddock

Moonbound

Who isn't planning a lunar mission these days?
January 2007 | By Tony Reichhardt


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