Jun 16 2011
Which Near-Earth Asteroid Should We Visit?
Of the tens of thousands of Near Earth Objects out there, which ones would be best to visit, optimizing fuel and ease of speeding back to Earth should anything go wrong?
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Jun 02 2011
Sooner, Not Later: Interstellar Voyages a Reality?
Guest commentator and co-founder of Project Icarus, Richard Obousy explores some "disruptive technologies" that might push us to the stars sooner than we think.
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Jun 01 2011
Epic Endeavour Reentry Over the Yucatán Peninsula
Mexico had a beautiful view of the shuttle's historic reentry, 40 miles overhead.
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Jun 01 2011
Could U.S. Manned Spaceflight Suffer ‘Memory Loss’?
Astronaut Mark Kelly voices his concerns for the end of the shuttle program and the loss of NASA talent.
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Jun 01 2011
Project Icarus: The Gas Mines of Uranus
Guest contributor Adam Crowl looks at the fuel required for an interstellar trip and finds a gas giant with huge mining potential.
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May 20 2011
PRI’s ‘The World’ Interview: Beer Designed for Outer Space
Earlier today, I had the honor of being invited on PRI's "The World" radio show with host Lisa Mullins to discuss a combination two of my favorite subjects: space beer!
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May 09 2011
Project Icarus: An Interstellar Mission Timeline
Guest contributor Andreas Tziolas overviews a potential mission to another star.
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Apr 29 2011
SpaceX Video of Powered Dragon Mars Landing
On Wednesday, SpaceX released a pretty cool promo video for its commercial crew development program.
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Apr 27 2011
Russian Resistance to SpaceX Dragon Docking
Although excitement is growing for the possibility of U.S. commercially-launched astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), some international partners may need convincing.
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Apr 23 2011
SpaceX Aims to Put Man on Mars in 10-20 Years
Elon Musk has announced a time-scale for his company's planetary exploration goals.
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