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This season is witnessing yet another celebration of Christmas on board the International Space Station (ISS) which has been continuously occupied since November 2000 (see “Christmas […]
Life sometimes presents us with some interesting coincidences and I stumbled upon one in the weeks leading up to the first test flight of NASA’s Orion […]
There has been increasing interest in recent years in using the technology employed in miniaturized Earth-orbiting satellites for lunar and planetary exploration. NASA’s recent call for […]
The space-related accidents that have been in the news recently are reminders of the inherent dangers of spaceflight. And such losses are certainly more keenly felt […]
In addition to Drew Ex Machina and writing articles for various print and on-line outlets on space-related topics, I also work as a physicist specializing in […]
A half a century ago at this time, about three and a half years had already passed since the late President Kennedy had set the goal […]
After years of effort, NASA has finally chosen a pair of contractors to build replacements for the now-retired Space Shuttle to send Americans into Earth orbit […]
The landing of Chang’e 3 on the Moon on December 14, 2013 rightfully received a lot of attention not only because it was China’s first landing […]
I bet a lot of space enthusiasts can recall a single event that sparked their interest in space exploration. I know I certainly can but it […]
Even after over four decades, I still clearly recall my third-grade class field trip to the Boston Museum of Science – my first of many visits […]
At the same time the first Apollo launch abort test flight with the Little Joe II was taking place (see The First Apollo-Little Joe II Launch), […]
It is often forgotten how much many of the new crewed space capsules currently under development in the US owe to the work done as part […]
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