Ping-Pong Ball "Satellites" Have Balloon Ride to Edge of Space
The crowd-funded project carries experiments designed by students across the globe
Stories by Leonard David
Secretive Bezos-Funded Group Reveals Spacecraft Plan Details
Blue Origin's spacecraft sports a biconic shape and recently underwent wind tunnel testing at a Lockheed Martin facility in Dallas
Russian Mars Probe to Crash Soon, With World Watching
At most, 20 to 30 fragments of Phobos-Grunt, weighing a total of less than 200 kilograms, may reach Earth’s surface, most likely the ocean
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Had Planetary Protection Slipup
The incident has become a lessons-learned example of miscommunication in assuring that planetary protection procedures are strictly adhered to
Chinese Moon Probe Tackling New Deep-Space Mission
Chang'e 2's mission may be a signal of China's expanding prowess in space and a showcase for the nation's strategic intentions
First Commercial Spaceport Hangar Dedicated in New Mexico
The Spaceport America Terminal Hangar Facility will be used by Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic
China's First Space Lab Tiangong 1 May Launch Soon
The eight-ton experimental prototype is designed as a test bed for the technologies China will need for its future space station program
