ISS
SpaceX recounts past mistakes before next barge test landing
Posted in Hardware on 26th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
SpaceX has published a post explaining how its Falcon 9 is designed to be able to fly back home, and also revisiting its failed barge landings in January and in April.
Boeing is NASA's first pick for manned ISS flights
Posted in Science on 29th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA is bringing human spaceflight back to the US. The agency has ordered its first crew mission from Boeing, which will involve ferrying astronauts to the Space Station.
Russia delays ISS astronauts' return after Progress failure
Posted in Science on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
There are currently six astronauts on board the International Space Station. Russia has delayed the return of three astronauts following the failure of its supply spaceship.
Asteroid-Mining Company to Deploy 1st Satellite This Summer
Posted in Science on 9th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Planetary Resources' Arkyd-3R probe currently sits aboard the International Space Station and is scheduled to be deployed sometime in July.
Out of control Russian spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere
Posted in Science on 8th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
The Russian space agency says that its out-of-control spacecraft has burnt up as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.