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NASA’s Commercial Crew Catch 22 as another $424m heads to Russia
NASA administrator Charlie Bolden emphasized the need for Congress to fully support funding for the Agency’s Commercial Crew Program, after signing a $424m extension for the use of…
Dennis Tito announces crewed Mars flyby – requires technical advances
Millionaire Dennis Tito has announced plans to send a human couple on a 501 day flyby mission to Mars, via an optimistic schedule that will require several major…
Asteroid close pass highlights need to investigate NEAs via NASA missions
Following 2012 DA14′s close pass to Earth on Friday, asteroids once again found their way into the general public’s consciousness. 2012 DA14 was not – as Hollywood movies…
STS-107: Remembering the accomplishments of the Columbia crew
It was a Space Shuttle mission like none other in the 21st century. It was a mission that went nowhere near the International Space Station or the Hubble…
MSFC Director: Commercial Space should be serious about Huntsville
Recently appointed Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Patrick Scheuermann believes there is a buoyant future for the Alabama facility, citing the Center’s role with the Space Launch…
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Supporting the Revolution – NIAC Program begins 2013 campaign
NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program announced the kick-off of its 2013 drive on Tuesday, calling for proposals involving revolutionary concepts with the potential to transform future aerospace…
Atlantis’ legacy continues as healthy Hubble finds primitive galaxies
One of the jewels in NASA’s crown – the Hubble Space Telescope – is continuing to expand our understanding of the universe, with new findings uncovering a previously…
Space Shuttle Atlantis – The Final Goodbye
The culmination of a 40 plus year enterprise comes today – an endeavor that sought to push the boundaries of human ingenuity and cooperation, to expand human aptitude…
Astronaut duo complete spacewalk on ISS to isolate ammonia leak
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) stepped outside the orbiting outpost on Thursday to successfully perform an unexpected, US segment-based spacewalk to fix an ammonia leak…
ISS program planning spacewalks to repair power channel faults outside station
International Space Station (ISS) program managers are currently hard at work preparing for at least one, and potentially two, upcoming and unplanned spacewalks to repair external faults relating…
ATV-3 finally undocks from the ISS following eventful stay
After accidentally extending its stay at the International Space Station (ISS), Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) has successfully undocked from the orbital outpost on Friday. The extension of…
Soyuz TMA-04M crew return to Earth following four-month mission to ISS
The Russian Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 30S, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) early Monday night ahead of a successful return to Earth…
Indian PSLV successfully launches SPOT-6 for France
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have launched a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Sunday, carrying the French SPOT-6 Earth observation satellite, along with a 15-kilogram Japanese microsatellite. Liftoff…
Spacewalk Success as second EVA installs troublesome MBSU-1
International Space Station (ISS) astronauts Suni Williams and Aki Hoshide have successfully installed the Main Bus Switching Unit-1 (MBSU-1) that proved to be troublesome during US EVA-18 last…
Altius signs SAA with LaRC for Compactly Stowable Manipulator development
A Space Act Agreement (SAA) has been announced between Altius Space Machines and NASA’s Langely Research Center (LaRC) to develop concepts for a new series of compactly-stowable, long-reach…
ISS program approve new EVA following MBSU-1 installation failure
International Space Station (ISS) program managers, flight controllers, and engineers are currently hard at work analysing the recovery plan following the failure to successfully install Main Bus Switching…
Astronaut duo complete challenging first post-Shuttle US spacewalk on ISS
Two astronauts have stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday on what is the first US Segment-based spacewalk of the post-Space Shuttle era. American astronaut Suni Williams…
Neil Armstrong has passed away, but his legacy will live on
The first man to step foot on the Moon, Neil Armstrong has passed away at the age of 82, following complications relating to recent heart surgery. The global…
ASAP discuss plans to deorbit the ISS via the use of two Progress ships
Managers with the International Space Station Program have discussed their End Of Life (EOL) plans for the orbital outpost with NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), citing a…
