NASA Seriously Considering Sample-Return Mission to Mars

NASA Seriously Considering Sample-Return Mission to Mars

Retrieving Martian soil samples is a major goal of space exploration

New X-37B Spy Space Plane Mission to Launch in October

New X-37B Spy Space Plane Mission to Launch in October

The USAF is keeping mum on the details of this mission

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 28th, 2012
Homemade Rocket Launched from Denmark

Homemade Rocket Launched from Denmark

A team of enthusiasts is developing a 1-person spacecraft

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 18th, 2012
ATK-Built Rocket and Spacecraft Pass Critical NASA Test

ATK-Built Rocket and Spacecraft Pass Critical NASA Test

The company will move ahead with completing the vehicles

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 18th, 2012
Subtle Effect Responsible for “Pioneer Anomaly” Detected

Subtle Effect Responsible for “Pioneer Anomaly” Detected

The phenomenon was affecting both spacecraft in a similar manner

Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Passes Important Design Review

Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Passes Important Design Review

The vehicle can now move into its fabrication stage

Virgin Galactic Expected to Introduce Cargo Spacecraft

Virgin Galactic Expected to Introduce Cargo Spacecraft

The vehicle will most likely be used to launch small satellites

Amazing Suborbital Space Plane Design Proposed in Europe

Amazing Suborbital Space Plane Design Proposed in Europe

The vehicle can take off from a regular airport runway

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 17th, 2012
Dragon Spacecraft on Track for April 30 Launch

Dragon Spacecraft on Track for April 30 Launch

SpaceX reports that everything is currently going as planned

Spacecraft Foil Sensors Now Used in Car Crash Tests

Spacecraft Foil Sensors Now Used in Car Crash Tests

The material was developed by European researchers

Second X-37B Robotic Spacecraft Turns 1 in Orbit

Second X-37B Robotic Spacecraft Turns 1 in Orbit

The vehicle was launched from Florida on March 5, 2011

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 23rd, 2012
ESA Develops LIDAR for Deep Space Exploration

ESA Develops LIDAR for Deep Space Exploration

The instrument provides advanced scanning capabilities

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 22nd, 2012
USAF Lays Out Vision for Future Energy Use in Space

USAF Lays Out Vision for Future Energy Use in Space

The Air Force also listed all of its technology needs for the next 15 years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 13th, 2012
Phobos-Grunt Failed Due to Computer Error

Phobos-Grunt Failed Due to Computer Error

Russian investigators finally settle ongoing debate

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 2nd, 2012
Far Side of the Moon Revealed in New Video

Far Side of the Moon Revealed in New Video

The dataset was compiled by a new NASA spacecraft

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 31st, 2012
NASA to Call for New Spacecraft Proposals on February 7

NASA to Call for New Spacecraft Proposals on February 7

The agency is seeking to develop as many alternatives as possible

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2012
Cassini Radio System Possibly Damaged

Cassini Radio System Possibly Damaged

The component missed a scheduled communication with Earth

 
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