British Paralympian becomes world’s first disabled astronaut
He won't be going to space just yet, though.
Tag: space flight
The billionaire space race is upon us — and there’s an early leader
The long-promised space tourism “business” is now officially a thing, and Richard Branson is (for now) the leading figure.
China wants to practice deflecting an asteroid with rockets
Not everyone is thrilled, though: one such rocket recently plummeted back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry.
Space pups: mouse sperm stored on International Space Station produces healthy offspring
There are no superpowers but also no genetic damage.
Ingenuity helicopter makes its first one-way flight on Mars
After the first return flights, now it's time to start exploring Mars!
Meet the three people paying $55 million for a space vacation
These are the first people to take a vacation outside of Earth.
SpaceX bought two oil platforms to transform them into launchpads
Talk about an exciting change.
NASA’s asteroid sampling mission ran into a problem: they sampled too much asteroid
Suffering from success.
NASA unveils plans to send first woman, next man to the Moon
The $28-billion Artemis program will mark the next phase in NASA's moon exploration project.
The ISS starts experimenting with a photo-bioreactor
A hybrid bio-technology could pave the way for future space missions.
NASA cancels all-female spacewalk — cites lack of spacesuit in the right size
Don't be quick to blame NASA for this though!
Spaceflight activates dormant viruses like herpes
Add herpes and other viruses to the long list of health problems associated with space flight.
The Race to the Moon Starts in the Classroom
Want to explore the solar system, and beyond? Start with education.
A year in space — it really changes your genes
There's no need to panic, but these aren't exactly happy news.
Cosmonaut blood reveals that our immune systems grind to a halt in space
This is definitely Not Good™.
Boeing wants to beat SpaceX to Mars. Elon Musk: “Do it”
The two companies are in a direct competition, and we just can't have enough of it.
Space Race 2.0: Japan wants to put a man on the Moon by 2030
The new space race seems to be shaping up in Asia.
Elon Musk shares his view of Mars colonization: one million people living in a self sustainable city
Shoot for the stars and you might just land on Mars.
This is why space armor is becoming more important
Things are getting pretty dicey in outer space.
Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of Alan Shepard’s Suborbital Flight
Ask most Americans which three astronauts they remember most, and the answers you’ll likely get are Neil Armstrong, John Glenn ...
Astronaut Scott Kelly Breaks Record for Days in Space, and It’s Important
United States Astronaut Scott Kelly has just beaten the record for the most cumulative days in space, and this is ...
SpaceX has something major in the works, and we’re really excited
Normally, when people say they're working on "the coolest thing ever", we raise our eyebrows in skepticism; but when SpaceX ...
NASA successfully tests engines for Mars mission
If we want to send people to Mars, we're going to need some bigger engines - and that's exactly what ...
Space-grown veggies are delicious, astronauts say
As we were telling you yesterday, astronauts aboard the International Space Station were preparing for the first meal that involved ...
Astropicture of the Day: Orion goes for a swim
NASA's Orion spacecraft awaits the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage for a ride home. Orion launched into space on a two-orbit, ...
NASA returns to manned space flight, gives contracts to SpaceX and Boeing
NASA astronauts will once again travel from the Earth to the International Space Station - under groundbreaking contracts announced today. ...
Reusable jet-rocket engine can take you in space and anywhere in the world within four hours
Artist impression of Skylon, the aircraft set to be fitted with the breakthrough SABRE jet-rocket engine. (c) Reaction Engines Passionately ...
China tests new rocket engine and slates moon landing for 2013
China is set on covering a lot of lost ground in its race of becoming a full fledged space super ...
SpaceX finally launches for the ISS. Sparks new age for private spaceflight
Last Saturday, after many meticulous preparatory stages and a couple of exasperating postponements, SpaceX was set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket, ...
SpaceX rocket mission canceled with less than a second to go
It doesn't only happen in the movies: the launch of the SpaceX Falcon rocket, destined to hit the International Space ...
SpaceX founder promises $500,000 there and back trips to Mars
You might have thought I made a typo and that I was probably meaning to say $500 million, but truth ...
First commercial space flight set for test flight
In a landmark liftoff, the first privately owned spaceship which can carry passengers will head for a test flight beyond ...
Russia struggles to fix Grunt Phobos mission
The drama continues for the Russian Grunt mission, which had the purpose of going to Phobos and extracting samples. The ...
Unmanned Russian cargo ship heads towards ISS
If the Americans and NASA are having some issues regarding their space program at the moment, the Russians are doing ...
Boeing will build spacecraft for shuttle hangar
In a landmark decision that will mark the future of commercial space flight, Boeing announced an agreement with Space Florida ...
NASA funds commercial space taxi development worth $269 million
As the last two shuttle flights will mark the end of a thirty year long program, NASA is looking for ...
[VIDEO] Watch Yuri Gagarin’s historic orbital flight entirely in “First Orbit”
A few weeks ago I told you a bit about "First Orbit", a marvelous documentary by Christopher Riley which practically ...
31 reasons why Yuri Gagarin rocks
Today, we celebrate 50 years since Yuri Gagarin went into outer space, thus becoming the first human being to do ...
NASA to announce permanent homes for retired shuttles
Exactly 30 years ago, the first orbital space shuttle launch took place, marking the start of a slew of successful ...
50 years since Yuri Gagarin went into outer space
Yuri Gagarin, a soviet astronaut was the first man to ever go into outer space, exactly 50 years ago, when ...
$63 million a seat? NASA says ‘fine’
Amidst all the stuff that's going on for NASA right now, they can still find the resources to strike a ...
Chinese claim to be building ‘Impossible’ space drive
Chinese researchers confirmed the theory that they are building an "impossible" space drive, and at this stage they are building ...
The First Flight of a New Era
Less than a year from now, in 2009, NASA is going to launch a whole new generation of spacecraft and ...
