Tagged: Space Flight

A new era of spaceflight? Promising advances in rocket propulsion

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has recently commissioned three private companies, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin and General Atomics, to develop nuclear fission thermal rockets for use in lunar orbit. Such a development, if flown, could usher in a new era of spaceflight....

SpaceX Launched Two Astronauts—Changing Spaceflight Forever

TODAY, SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY launched two astronauts to the International Space Station. WIRED was on site to witness the historic event. Saturday T-4:00 It’s Saturday morning and in just four hours astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are expected to become the first humans to ride...

Goodbye to a Beloved Astronaut

John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and the oldest person to fly in space, died today after a long and storied career. Well, make that careers. To say the least, Glenn was a multitalented man. He was a decorated Marine fighter pilot in...

Ridiculous History: 5 of NASA’s Greatest Pranks

Astronaut Dale A. Gardner holds up a ‘For Sale’ sign referring to the two satellites he and another astronaut retrieved from orbit after their Payload Assist Modules (PAM) failed to fire. NASA On any successful space mission, the crew’s morale is at the top of...