Obama effectively ends U.S.-manned space flight
With mere words, John F. Kennedy placed his nation on a path that would lead it to accomplish the greatest feat in human history. As a direct result of JFK’s inspiration, the United States has landed...
View ArticleShuttle Endeavour docks with space station
The shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station late Tuesday in a picture-perfect rendezvous that included spectacular views of the shuttle against the blue-and-white backdrop of Earth
View ArticleOne giant leap backwards
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong, stepping onto the lunar surface, spoke the now iconic words, “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” Most Americans born subsequent to that...
View ArticleShuttle Endeavor Makes Nighttime Landing
U.S. space shuttle Endeavor arrived back on earth after a two-week mission to install the 16-ton "Tranquility" node and its attendant cupola on the International Space Station, which will give the...
View ArticleAbandoning the space race
This administration’s budget has cancelled the shuttle program—ending human space flight—while also killing the shuttle’s much vaunted replacement: the Constellation Program
View ArticleDiscovery rockets toward space station
The space shuttle Discovery is on its way to the International Space Station after liftoff on Monday
View ArticleAntenna failure hampers crew’s shuttle inspection
Without the antenna, the seven astronauts have no way to send or receive big packages of information
View ArticleAstronauts deliver moving van to space station
Astronauts moved a cargo module the size of a mini bus the short distance from space shuttle Discovery's payload bay to the International Space Station's (ISS) Harmony node Thursday morning
View ArticleThe US shuttle program lost in space
When America's space shuttle program ends in September, the U.S. will be completely dependent on Russian rockets for transport into space. But what will happen to American astronauts if U.S.-Russian...
View ArticleRobonaut ready for duty
When Discovery's six astronauts take the final space shuttle ride to orbit in September, there'll be one more rider sitting in the back of the bus: Robonaut 2, the semi-humanoid robot created by NASA...
View ArticleAstronauts spar over NASA’s future
They've lived with each other for extended periods of time in very close quarters, but that doesn't mean America's astronauts see eye-to-eye
View ArticleSpace shuttle Discovery back on Earth
Space shuttle Discovery is back on Earth. The shuttle and its seven astronauts landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday morning. Their arrival was delayed by rain that popped up right before...
View ArticleLots of fuss over Atlantis’ last launch
NASA is getting hit up for extra launch passes, and mission stickers and pins are flying off the shelf. Even science fiction writers want in on the action. Welcome to space shuttle Atlantis'; 32nd and...
View ArticleNo sex please, we’re astronauts: NASA commander
Sex is forbidden on the International Space Station
View ArticleNASA’s human space flight program is worth saving
As the biggest NASA policy change in 50 years, this approach warrants, at a minimum, a transition process, not an abrupt leap of faith. The plan would also cost $4 billion or more in unnecessary...
View ArticleRock out in space: NASA lets public pick wake-up songs for astronauts
NASA has launched a new contest that allows the public to pick wake-up songs for astronauts flying on the agency's two final space shuttle missions
View Article‘Plymouth Rock’ deep space Asteroid mission idea gains ground
'Plymouth Rock' deep space Asteroid mission idea gains ground
View ArticleSpace plane lands after secretive mission
After seven months orbiting earth, its return was the first time an American unmanned vehicle returned from orbit to land on its own
View ArticleAtlantis lands, ending 30-year space shuttle program
Hundreds gathered at NASA's landing strip to welcome Atlantis home
View ArticleReport: NY barge driver smashes wing of Space Shuttle Enterprise
Injury to space shuttle has gone unnoticed by the media
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