The SpaceX Dragon capsule has just been successfully "captured" by the International Space Station. This marks the first time a commercial craft has ever landed at the ISS, as well as a huge step Continue reading…
While semiconductors replaced vacuum tubes as the go-to way to conduct electrical current in our gadgets decades ago, scientists are looking to bring them back for computers used in space. The fact Continue reading…
At 3:44AM ET this morning, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the first mission to the International Space Station by a privately-funded company. The Continue reading…
SpaceX is a company founded by Elon Musk of PayPal and Tesla, which recently became the first privately-owned group to launch a mission to the International Space Station. Its Dragon capsule Continue reading…
After a series of delays and false starts, the historic SpaceX mission to the International Space Station is set to launch this morning. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:44AM ET, or 8:44AM BST, and if all Continue reading…
The on-again, off-again launch of SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule is on target for yet another attempt tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3:44AM ET. This comes after Saturday's liftoff was aborted at the last Continue reading…
It took a long time to get to this point, with a number of delays along the way, but SpaceX's mission to the International Space Station is finally set to get underway Saturday morning — and you can Continue reading…
On a 1990 episode of the BBC TV show Tomorrow's World, presenter Peter McCann showed off a new plastic named "Starlite" in a rather unusual way: by pointing blowtorches at a pair of eggs. While one Continue reading…
Artist Tom Sachs' latest installation could be seen as a "what might have been" if the golden age of space exploration had been allowed to continue unabated. In Space Program: Mars, he has taken on Continue reading…
With the demise of NASA's space shuttle program, Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome has now become a main launching point for rockets headed to the International Space Station. And now you can check out the Continue reading…
