Space News
SpaceX Set for High Stakes Falcon 9 Blastoff Resumption with Iridium Satellite Fleet on Jan. 14 - Watch Live
Universe Today - 14 Jan 2017 05:02
The stakes could almost not be higher for SpaceX as the firm readies their twice failed Falcon 9 rocket for a blastoff resumption on Saturday morning, Jan. 14 carrying the vanguard of the commercial Iridium NEXT satellit...
Thomas Pesquet: Dangling My Feet in Space
SpaceRef - 14 Jan 2017 02:59
This is what a spacewalk is: 400km of void under your feet....
Chilean Government Releases Declassified UFO Video
Universe Today - 14 Jan 2017 23:24
Recently declassified footage shows a possible UFO that was spotted in the skies above Chile two years ago. However, a possible explanation has since been given for this strange event. The post Chilean Government Release...
NASA's 50 Years of Mars Exploration [Video]
Scientific American - 14 Jan 2017 22:00
Humans have been visiting and exploring Mars for more than half a century, and NASA has released a video celebrating the agency'sremarkable contributions --
Falcon 9 returns to flight with successful Iridium launch
Space News - 14 Jan 2017 21:59
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Jan. 14 and successfully delivered ten Iridium Communications satellites into polar orbit.
This Week's Top NASA & Space News (Weekend Feature)
The Daily Galaxy - 14 Jan 2017 19:02
"What Came Before the Big Bang?" --Intriguing New Theories on the Origin of Time (Today's "Galaxy" Stream) "Songs of a Distant Earth" --The ESO's Search for Planets of Alpha Centauri/ China Powers Up the Search for Extra...
SpaceX's Return-to-Flight Rocket Launch and Landing Success
SPACE.com - 14 Jan 2017 19:00
On Jan. 14, 2017, SpaceX launched 10 satellites for the company Iridium, and also landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a ship at sea. See images of the mission -- SpaceX's first since a Sept. 1, 2016 launch p...
Flashback: NASA Chief Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Video
SPACE.com - 14 Jan 2017 18:47
"Dr. King's life and legacy asks us to carry on the important work of making our lives better and our communities better places in which to live," said NASA administrator Charles Bolden in 2010.
The Incredible Story of How the Huygens Mission to Titan Succeeded When It Could Have Failed
Universe Today - 14 Jan 2017 18:35
Twelve years ago today, the Huygens probe landed on Titan, marking the farthest point from Earth any spacecraft has even landed. While a twelfth anniversary may be an odd number to mark with a special article, as we said...
Crescent Jupiter Is Covered in Storms in Gorgeous New Photo
SPACE.com - 14 Jan 2017 14:00
A citizen scientist created the new photo using a raw image captured by NASA's Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft.
SpaceX Returns to Flight Today: Watch the Rocket Launch & Landing Try Live
SPACE.com - 14 Jan 2017 14:00
A SpaceX rocket will take to the skies today (Jan. 14) for the first time since a Sept. 1 launchpad explosion, and you can watch the highly anticipated liftoff live.
SpaceX poised to launch for first time since Sept blast
Phys.org - 14 Jan 2017 08:54
SpaceX is poised to blast off a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, marking its first return to flight since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September.
SpaceX Nails 1st Stage Landing Again In Return To Flight | Video
SPACE.com - 14 Jan 2017 08:13
After launching 10 Iridium-NEXT satellites, the Falcon 9 first stage landed on the "Just Read The Instructions" drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. This was the first time that this particular drone ship was used in a succe...
SpaceX Is Back! Falcon 9 Rocket Launches 10 Satellites | Video
SPACE.com - 14 Jan 2017 08:01
For the first time since the launch pad explosion in Sept. 2016, SpaceX launched the Iridium-NEXT communications satellites on January 14, 2016. SpaceX successfully landed the rocket's first stage on a drone ship in the ...
Space sortie
ESA - 14 Jan 2017 00:22
Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough's spacewalk in pictures
Chinese company raises funding to acquire Thuraya
Space News - 14 Jan 2017 00:17
A Chinese technology group is planning to raise $195 million to purchase Dubai-based mobile satellite communications company Thuraya. SpaceNews.com