Virgin Galactic hints at more delays for start of SpaceShipTwo commercial flights
Virgin Galactic executives suggested Feb. 25 that the beginning of commercial flights of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle might slip again,… Read More »
China wants to build a new space station
China’s space program is planning a launch in April 2020 to prepare for building the country’s next space station. A… Read More »
SpaceX is looking to raise about $250 million
SpaceX is looking to raise about a quarter-billion dollars in new funds, as Elon Musk’s company heads into a critical… Read More »
SpaceX successfully launches 60 more Starlink satellite internet constellation
SpaceX has launched yet another batch of 60 Starlink satellites – its third production batch of the orbital communication spacecraft,… Read More »
NASA Preps Core Stage of Massive Space Launch System Megarocket for Big Test
The 212-foot (65 meters) core stage of NASA’s new megarocket, the Space Launch System, rolls out of the Michoud Assembly… Read More »
NASA, Boeing probe software glitch that stopped astronaut capsule from reaching space station
FILE PHOTO: One of Boeing Co’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut capsules at a production facility at Florida’s Cape Canaveral (Reuters) –… Read More »
2020 is the year of the $1 trillion space economy
The first time I can find “space economy” and “trillion dollars” in the same sentence is in 1984, when then-congressman… Read More »
Boeing spacecraft astronauts see new frontier for commercial space
A crew of veteran U.S. astronauts and aviators are training in Houston for a manned mission to the International Space… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starman and Elon Musk’s Tesla have made a lap around the sun
Starman and his deep-space ride have completed their first lap around the sun. The spacesuit-clad mannequin, who sits behind the… Read More »
How space technology has improved the airline experience
“Did you ever want to be an astronaut?” is one of the questions that almost every pilot is occasionally asked…. Read More »
Virgin Galactic opens ‘Gateway to Space’ for tourist launches at Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic’s new home for tourist flights to suborbital space is now go for launch. The spaceflight company unveiled the… Read More »
A look at NASA’s contributions to aviation
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, commonly known as NASA, celebrated the 50th anniversary of a major achievement last weekend…. Read More »
What and how astronauts are eating today 50 years after Apollo 11
In 1969, Charles Bourland flew to Houston to interview for a food scientist position at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. From… Read More »
US and Japan to cooperate on return to the moon
The governments of the United States and Japan have agreed to further cooperation in space which could include flying Japanese… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starman and Tesla roadster have shot past Mars
SpaceX’s Starman and cherry red Tesla Roadster have traveled beyond Mars. SpaceX shared a diagram of the car once driven… Read More »