6 Private Companies That Could Launch Humans Into Space
Friday, June 4th, 2010As the era of private spaceflight takes a step forward with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket test, here’s a look at 6 companies that could launch humans into space soon.
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Six private enterprises that could launch humans into orbit
Friday, June 4th, 2010Private spaceflight is entering a new era with the first test launch of the new Falcon 9 rocket Friday. Here are six companies vying to build a vessel that will carry civilians into space.
A bittersweet landing for Atlantis
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Gliding into retirement after 32 missions covering 120 million miles, the shuttle Atlantis dropped out of orbit and returned to Earth on Wednesday morning, wrapping up a 25-year career with a near-flawless space-station assembly mission.
NOAA, Navy Partner to Monitor Ocean Conditions Near Spill Area
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is underway on a mission to deploy a variety of U.S. Navy ocean monitoring instruments in the vicinity of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The floats, drifters and gliders will aid researchers in monitoring the surface and deep currents that are distributing the oil. Of particular interest is the Loop Current and its potential to spread the oil to a much wider area.
NOAA ship dispatched to deploy special instruments
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is underway on a mission to deploy a variety of U.S. Navy ocean monitoring instruments in the vicinity of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
First Orion Capsule forming rapidly
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010The first Orion crew capsule is rapidly taking shape as assembly work to construct the skeletal framework of the first pathfinder Orion capsule ? the Ground Test Article ? or GTA, is nearing completion. The Lockheed Martin team building Orion is just one weld away from completing the framework of an Orion cabin at [...]
The Greatest Films
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010It was 40 years ago today that two intrepid astronauts — compelled by the momentous words of an assassinated president — stepped out on the surface of an alien but all-too-familiar celestial body and forever changed our conception of the Universe we inhabit.
Thomson Cruises’ Dream: ship review
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010The Thomson Dream is neither glitzy nor glamorous, but sits well in Thomson Cruises’ budget brand – and the large open deck is a real bonus, says Jane Archer.
Substructure surveys Piscataqua floor to prepare for tall ships
Sunday, May 16th, 2010The past and present are colliding in Portsmouth, all with the aim of keeping a pair of historic ships from colliding with shoals in the Piscataqua River.
Neil Armstrong blasts Obama’s plan for NASA
Saturday, May 15th, 2010Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, blasted Obama’s decision to cancel NASA’s manned mission to the moon.