With NASA retiring the shuttle fleet in 2010, next generation spaceships are being developed with a renewed focus on safety.
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Archive for December 31, 2009
The 9 Top Spaceflight Stories of 2009
The Top 9 Spaceflight Stories in 2009. 5 shuttle missions, a space program in transition and space tourism strides are just some of the top spaceflight stories of the year.
Born in beauty: Proplyds in the Orion Nebula
(PhysOrg.com) — A collection of 30 never-before-released images of embryonic planetary systems in the Orion Nebula are the highlight of the longest single Hubble Space Telescope project ever dedicated to the topic of star and planet formation. Also known as proplyds, or protoplanetary discs, these modest blobs surrounding baby stars are shedding light on the mechanism behind planet formation …
Putting a rocket up Brisbane
FEW remembered it, but Australia’s space race began 75 years ago this month.
The science of Santa
Santa Claus must use advanced technologies to pull off his annual feat. But where did he get them? Gregory Mone reveals all
New crew reaches International Space Station
A fresh three-member crew arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, bolstering the two-man skeleton crew that has been keeping the outpost operational since December 1
Engage the x drive: Ten ways to traverse deep space
So far humans have only made it to the moon. We look at some technologies and wild ideas that could take us much farther
Why A Czarist Warship Remains In Service
December 21, 2009: The oldest ship still in service, in the world’s major navy’s, is the Russian salvage ship VMF Kommuna.
Star Trek Online…
The blessing and the curse of this game is that Star Trek, the series about travelling through space and making first contact with new forms of life, doesn?t cram easily into the template of a normal MMO. Star Trek is not about independent heroes, it?s about close-knit crews with five main characters.
What Would NASA Do with an Added Shuttle Flight?
Space Shuttle Atlantis sits poised for the STS 129 launch from Pad 39 A on 16 November 2009. Atlantis would likely fly a proposed new flight as STS-135. Credit: Ken Kremer The end of the Space Shuttle Era is rapidly approaching and with it some urgent questions including, ?How will the US support continued [...]