spaceflight
Hold Onto Your Astro-Butts, 2016 Will Be a Big Year for Space
2016 has some exceptionally large spaceboots to fill.
Watch the Spectacular Inferno of America’s First Satellite Attempt
The story of ‘Kaputnik,’ the failed American answer to Sputnik.
Gamma Rays Can Show Us Which Asteroids Are Worth Mining
Old prospector, meet the technology that could replace you.
Tim Peake Will Be the First British Astronaut to Go to the ISS
Peake visited the UK for the last time before lift-off.
A First Peek Inside SpaceX's Dragon Capsule for Human Spaceflight
It looks like a cross between a space limo and a really high-end stroller.
Who Needs a Space Elevator Anyway?
It's not that mankind can't build a space elevator, it's that no one's yet come up with a compelling enough pitch to do so.
These 'Wallace and Gromit' Style Pants Will Prepare Humans for Mars
The weird orange bloomers could help regulate the effects of fluid shifts in our body.
Space Station Chic: How NASA Is Engineering Better Indoor Clothes for Astronauts
If you really want to be on the cutting edge of fashion, work at NASA.
This Italian Astronaut Set a New Women's Record for Longest Single Spaceflight
We are really going to miss your awesome dispatches from space, Samantha Cristoforetti.
SpaceX Successfully Tested Its Astronaut Ejection System
It's splashdown for the Dragon capsule and the dummy onboard.
Reduce, Reuse, Relaunch: The Most Exciting Plans to Recycle Rockets
Over the past few months, there has been a flurry of announcements from private spacecraft companies about their plans for reusable spacecraft.
Without Russian Rocket Engines, America Will Rely Even More on SpaceX
The American supply of Russian rockets is cut off, the replacements aren't nearly ready, and the second option's last liftoff ended in an explosion.