SpaceX Launches Demo Flight Toward International Space Station
So cool that this launch went off without a hitch — it’s a bit of changing of the guards in spaceflight. The private sector will start to be part of…
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“Riding the Booster” Never Sounded Better
Check the video after the jump for an audio and video journey of one of the solid rocket boosters launches, gets separated from the shuttle orbiter, and then descends and…
Space Shuttle Era: Power Down
Nice little video showing the permanent powering down of two of the three remaining shuttles (Atlantis and Discovery) from back in December
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Remarks at Senate Commerce Hearing on Future of our Space Program
In a time when the U.S. doesn't have a way to get humans in space and the budget to reinstate that is dwindling, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson's remarks in front…
50th Anniversary of Mercury Orbital Flight
We just passed the 50th Anniversary (wow!) of the Mercury orbital flight by astronaut John Glenn, hence why you've been seeing John Glenn around much these past few days. The…