On 22 May 1969, Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan, in the Apollo 10 Lunar Module (Snoopy) separated from the Command Module (Charlie Brown), and flew Snoopy to within 9 miles of the lunar surface. Alternat… more →
If The Skirt Fits...Judy Iannaccone wrote 2 hours ago: Tessmann Planetarium premieres "America in Space" show on December 1. Photo: ©iStockphoto. … more →
RADA LLC wrote 22 hours ago: The US will soon be retiring their space shuttles to replace them with a new vehicle, scheduled for … more →
tombers wrote 1 day ago: Or: As it seems to me… The exciting news of the week, to me, was that water was found on the moon. T … more →
Barliman wrote 2 weeks ago: Beautiful photos of Cassini’s fly-by of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. See the giant water ge … more →
paviavio wrote 2 weeks ago: Qian Xuesen (钱学森) The news that Qian Xuesen died on October 31 created a shock wave in China, but th … more →
chinabystander wrote 3 weeks ago: But for a twist of history, Qian Xuesen, whose death at age 98 was announced Saturday, might be bein … more →
shiksa wrote 3 weeks ago: I was listening to a radio program about satellites, notably about Israeli satellites. Israel, despi … more →
Joshua M Brown wrote 1 month ago: Smashing Our Way to Solvency Can someone please explain what the purpose of this morning’s NAS … more →
Mark wrote 1 month ago: “The Neil Armstrong house was modest, with a high-pitched roof of brown shingles. It was a hou … more →
blueone23 wrote 1 month ago: …is how I remember Star Trek always starting out. I wonder if we will ever get there. Will w … more →
jamesb101 wrote 1 month ago: Sometime around September 16, 2010, if nothing changes, the final Space Shuttle flight , STS-133, wi … more →
paviavio wrote 2 months ago: According to this news, CZ-2F will be replaced by a new model after shenzhou7. (Maybe it will be cal … more →
D.P. Lyle, MD wrote 2 months ago: OK, this happened in my hometown. My only question is whether this young man is a future criminal or … more →
stormcastle wrote 2 months ago: So, I was just watching ISS coverage on NASA TV and was suddenly struck by the sheer futility of it. … more →
Praful wrote 2 months ago: Read carefull what jealous Pakistani says. Indian astronaut lands back safely. Just kidding. That … more →
coupleofthoughts wrote 2 months ago: Just today, I read up about India’s moon mission Chandrayaan being terminated. And that got me … more →
Thomas Rid wrote 3 months ago: The permanent stream of gloomy news from the Democratic Republic of Congo is hard to stomach. So her … more →
invisibleagent wrote 3 months ago: This pin is awesome! … more →
izaakmak wrote 3 months ago: With all the much deserved recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, most of us … more →