Space

THE NEXT GIANT LEAP: Women & the Future of Space Exploration. This is the first of a three-part series leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to land on the…

The Future of Space Exploration

Explore the future of global exploration missions that will return…

NASA’s Orion Capsule Passes Launch Abort Test With Flying Colors

NASA’s shaky first steps

We recount the birth of NASA in response to the Soviet’s successful launch of…

Reaping the unexpected dividends of space exploration

By Herbert O. Funsten

Safety Planning in C-17 Airdrop Flight Testing

This 2010 article introduced techniques not previously used in test safety…

The Shaky History of Dark Energy Hunter Spektr-RG

What would it take to build a self-sustaining colony on Mars?

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Top Places in Mars That Might Be Visited by Future Martians

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