Runway to Suborbital Space Dedicated, Virgin Galactic Hints at Orbital Vehicle
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico – An amazing day here at Spaceport America as the New Mexico Spaceport Authority dedicated the nearly two-mile long runway – a specially-built runway to bolster the future of public space travel to the edge of space. During the...China’s New Moon Orbiter: Status Report
Following a trio of braking maneuvers, China’s Chang’E-2 orbiter is circling the Moon in a 100 kilometer by 100 kilometer orbit. The Moon probe has been transmitting science data to two ground stations back here on Earth, in Beijing and Yunnan Province. In the last...NASA’s Bolden to visit China Space Leadership
NASA’s leader, Charles Bolden, is ready to visit China at the invite of the Director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO). Bolden will travel to that country October 16-21. During his visit, NASA’s Bolden is expected to conduct site sojourns to Chinese...High Frontier for Space Settlements
Space industrialization and settlement of the high frontier will be the theme of a threshold conference to be held at month’s end. Space Manufacturing 14: Critical Technologies for Space Settlement conference will bring together futurists, space scientists and...China Moon Orbiter Starts Data Delivery to Earth
China’s second lunar orbiter – Chang’E-2 – after a second braking action — the probe has settled into a new orbit around the Moon and has delivered its first data to Earth. There are seven scientific instruments, such as a stereo camera, laser altimeter, gamma...Book Review: The Wright Stuff – The Century of Effort Behind Your Ticket to Space
The Wright Stuff – The Century of Effort Behind Your Ticket to Space By Derek Webber; Apogee Books; Burlington, Ontario Canada; $25.95 (soft cover); October 2010. Here’s an invaluable guide to the emergence of public space tourism. What the reader will find in...Update: China’s Chang’e-2 Moon Probe Enters Lunar Orbit
Launched on October 1, China’s Chang’e-2 spacecraft braked itself into an orbit around the Moon on October 6, Beijing local time. Firing its onboard engine for 30 minutes, the probe entered a 100 kilometer by 8,000 kilometer orbit. The craft takes some 12 hours to...China Probe Nears Lunar Orbit
China’s Chang’e-2 is Moon-bound and on course to enter lunar orbit after five days of flight. Launched on October 1, Chang’e-2 is to start orbiting the Moon early this week. The Chinese spacecraft is to enter lunar orbit, initially about 100 kilometers above the...First Drop Test of SpaceShipTwo Looming
The first drop test of – SpaceShipTwo – the suborbital spaceliner being built for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic — appears to be near at hand. SpaceShipTwo is undergoing testing by Scaled Composites at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Taking...Space Talk
It's not just a phase 🌕
Artemis II astronauts captured these views of the Moon as the Orion spacecraft flew around the far side of the Moon on April 6, 2026.
It's not just a phase 🌕
Artemis II astronauts captured these views of the Moon as the Orion spacecraft flew around the far side of the Moon on April 6, 2026.
The @NASAArtemis crew captured this view of the Moon eclipsing the Sun yesterday. The three "stars" to the lower right of the Moon are actually planets. The middle one has a slightly red tint.
That's Mars.
The SER: JSC’s front row seat to the Moon. 🌕
During the @NASAArtemis II lunar flyby yesterday, the Science Evaluation Room became Mission Control’s science hub, where experts in geology, data visualization, and crew imagery analyze lunar observations in real time. With a scrum
