A dramatic return from space in Kazakhstan
You could be forgiven for thinking that this dramatic image is a still from a forthcoming science fiction epic, but it is actually the work of photographer Andrew McConnell, part…
You could be forgiven for thinking that this dramatic image is a still from a forthcoming science fiction epic, but it is actually the work of photographer Andrew McConnell, part…
If you watched the live video of billionaire Jason Isaacman popping his head out of a SpaceX spacecraft (see “Polaris Dawn mission is one giant leap for private space exploration”),…
The four crew members of the Polaris Dawn missionSpaceX SpaceX is getting ready to execute the first ever civilian spacewalk. Until now, every time a human has left their spacecraft…
Boeing’s Starliner capsule won’t shuttle astronauts home from space this yearNASA It’s official: Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are staying on the International Space Station (ISS) until at least February.…
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams on the International Space StationNASA NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams may be stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) until February 2025…
A test of the Super Heavy Booster for Starship’s fifth test flightSpaceX SpaceX is making final preparations for the fifth and most ambitious Starship test flight yet. While the four…
Muscle cells briefly stayed with astronauts aboard the International Space StationShutterstock / Artsiom P A week in the microgravity of space ages muscle cells so that their genetic activity looks…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft approaching the International Space Station in 2022NASA Boeing’s Starliner capsule will have to wait for its first crewed flight, as a 6 May launch from Cape Canaveral…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft approaching the International Space StationNASA Boeing’s Starliner capsule is finally making its first crewed flight. On 6 May, it will launch atop an Atlas V rocket from…