commercial spaceflight
First Flight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo
SpaceX Falcon 9 Test Fire Ends with Abort
Screenshot of the Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday. Credit: Spaceflightnow.com
Scientists Get Ready for Suborbital Flights
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Spaceflight Safety
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space & Aeronautics held a hearing yesterday on the issue of how to ensure the future safety of human flight into space for both commercial and governmental agencies. The hearing was attended by a number of witnesses that represented NASA, one from the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, the CEO of a risk-analysis firm, and a former astronaut. The subcommittee was chaired by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
The Next Generation of Heat Shield: Magnetic
Heat shields are an important part of any space vehicle that re-enters the Earth's atmosphere. The next generation of heat shields to protect astronauts and payloads on their re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere may use superconducting magnets to deflect the plasma that forms in front of spacecraft as they travel at high speeds in the air. The first test of such a heat shield could happen as early as ten years from now, and the basic technology is already in development.(...)
Suborbital Could Be 'Next Big Thing' for Space Science
Once Classified Russian Rockets to be Used for Commercial Space Venture
