- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- April 30th, 2013
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Completes First Rocket-Powered Flight
The ship is designed to carry several passengers to the edge of space
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 10th, 2012
ATK to Develop Space Taxi and New Rocket
The company is already building the Liberty Delivery System
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 8th, 2012
Boeing CST-100 Spacecraft Completes Parachute Testing
The company releases amazing image of the vehicle in mid-air
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 17th, 2012
New Suborbital Rocket Passes Landing Tests
The assessment effort was led by investigators at NASA
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 15th, 2012
Interactive Feature: NASA Space Exploration Plans
The document covers agency plans for the foreseeable future
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 13th, 2012
NASA to Get Lowest Annual Budget in 4 Years
Insiders provide insights into Obama's upcoming budget proposal
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 6th, 2012
US Critically-Dependant on Russia for Access to Space
The recent Soyuz launch delay highlighted this issue
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 9th, 2012
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Gets Deployable Solar Arrays
This is the first time the spacecraft uses such devices
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2012
SpaceX to Send Dragon Capsule to the ISS in February
The company is the first private firm ever to do this
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 19th, 2011
New Suborbital Rocket to Undergo Tests at New Mexico Spaceport
The vehicle will contribute to the development of private spaceflight
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 4th, 2011
See the SpaceShipTwo During a Drop Test - Video
The spacecraft is being developed by Virgin Galactic
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 27th, 2011
House Panel Doesn't Like NASA's Support to Private Companies
Lawmakers are not convinced the agency should finance private spaceflight
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 26th, 2011
Virgin Galactic Ponders Spacesuit Design Options
The company is inclined to use James-Bond inspired outfits
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 26th, 2011
NASA Reports Progress for Its CCDev2 Program
Private companies are on track with developing their spacecraft
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 22nd, 2011
NASA Success Depends on the Private Spaceflight Industry
The agency needs to continue funding private corporations
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 18th, 2011
SpaceShipTwo Suffers Malfunction in Test Flight
The spacecraft hurtled towards the ground uncontrollably for a while
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 14th, 2011
NASA, Virgin Galactic Partner for Suborbital Flights
The agency purchases a number of seats on SpaceShipTwo flights