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What's up in human spaceflight: the gas station edition
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/08/15 11:58 CDT
An update on human spaceflight, including orbital propellant depots, suborbital test flights and an Orion crew capsule test aboard a Delta IV Heavy.
Looking down on a shooting star
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/15 06:19 CDT
Looking down on a shooting star
What's up in human spaceflight: a Dragon approaches
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/07/29 11:58 CDT
Private spaceflight company SpaceX has secured tentative approval with NASA to combine its next test flight with an actual ISS docking.
Your guide to a shuttle landing
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/07/19 11:58 CDT | 1 comments
The final installment of my three-part series on the basics of shuttle launches and landings. Part III: de-orbiting, re-entering and landing.
Happy 50th birthday of human spaceflight
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/04/12 12:12 CDT
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to see firsthand the blackness of space above our home planet's thin atmosphere. Since there's lots of thoughtful reporting and commentary being posted on this anniversary, I thought it'd be more useful to link to some particularly interesting posts than to add in my comments.
Discovery Launch Scrubbed, Again
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2010/11/05 02:54 CDT
The launch has been scrubbed once again due to a critical hydrogen leak detected once fueling had been underway for a while.
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2010/11/04 10:47 CDT
Discovery has suffered an electrical problem related to one of the main engines. Thanks to delays related to that, and to weather concerns, the launch was scrubbed until Friday at 3:04pm.
Discovery Launch at T-22 Hours: A Study in Contrasts and Enthusiasm
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2010/11/02 07:51 CDT
Mat Kaplan is at the Kennedy Space Center, 22 hours before shuttle Discovery is due to launch. Parts of the KSC are old and uncared for, while others are at the bleeding edge of space-flight technology.
Space Shuttle: Not Designed by Hollywood
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2010/11/02 01:42 CDT
A brief musing on the public opinion of the shuttle when it was first unveiled, and now, as it's about to be retired.
There is something about the space shuttle...
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2010/11/01 06:48 CDT
Mat Kaplan relays his experiences and thoughts as he makes his way to the Kennedy Space Center to witness the launch of the shuttle Discovery.
Climb Aboard Apollo 11 Time Machine
Posted by Susan Lendroth on 2009/07/16 01:01 CDT
Grab your bell bottoms and Tang, and travel back to 1969 when Apollo 11's journey to the Moon captivated the world, and Neil Armstrong's and Buzz Aldrin's boot prints in the lunar dust transformed us into a multi-world species.
Atlantis and Crew Return Safely to Earth after Rejuvenating Hubble
Posted by Ken Kremer on 2009/05/25 03:57 CDT
Space Shuttle Atlantis and her crew of 7 astronauts glided in to a smooth and triumphant touchdown today, Sunday, May 24.
Celebrate Apollo 11's 40th Anniversary with the Crew
Posted by Susan Lendroth on 2009/05/22 01:08 CDT
This summer, the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. will commemorate that extraordinary moment in history with a very special Apollo 11 celebration, featuring the mission's original crew members along with former Johnson Space Center Director Chris Kraft.
What's left to do in assembling the Space Station
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/05/07 06:25 CDT
A little project I've been wanting to do for some time, combing the NASA archives for photos that document the assembly of the International Space Station.
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