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Chemistry World
July 2009
Ned Stafford |
Hoisting the solar sail Flying through space by catching sunlight on ultra-thin sails could revolutionize space travel - and the idea could soon take off.   |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Anatoly Zak |
A Russian Return to a Martian Moon Russia hopes to reignite its deep-space program with a mission to Phobos |
Wired
May 2003
Tom McNichol |
The Race Back to the Moon Astropreneurs are counting down for a return to Apollo country. The first small step: a satellite atlas of the lunar surface. The next giant leap: ice mining, helium farming, and a launchpad to the solar system. |
Wired
April 2001
Alex Markels |
The Next Wave Ships from Norway, rockets from Russia, techspertise from Seattle. Together, they slingshot satellites off a floating platform on the equator - and set the stage for a new kind of company, built on international brainpower... |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
Anatoly Zak |
Russia to Delay Martian Moon Mission Two-year setback seen as a blow to Russian space program's world standing |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2010
Joseph Calamia |
Solar Sailing Several solar sails are set for launch |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2005
Anatoly Zak |
Europe to Join Russia in Building Next Space Shuttle Russian space officials confirmed that the European Space Agency will partner with them to build a new reusable orbiter dubbed Kiper. The agreement will give Russia new flexibility as the U.S. and Russia separately plan long-term space efforts. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2007
Barry E. DiGregorio |
China Reaches For the Red Planet A joint project with Russia anticipates retrieving soil from the Martian moon Phobos. |
Geotimes
December 2005 |
Highlights 2005 -- Space Rovers still trucking... New "planetary" neighbors... Back to space... |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Sandra Upson |
Rockets For The Red Planet Engineers rethink how to get to Mars and back |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009 |
India Joins League of Lunar Nations Last November, India reached the moon, the fifth country to do so after the United States, Russia, Japan, and China. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Guterl & Heger |
Mars Is Hard Fifty years ago, space experts thought we'd be there by now. Here's why we're not |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
David Noland |
Mission to the Moon: How We'll Go Back -- and Stay This Time From ensuring a safe launch to getting the vehicle back on the ground, here's an inside look at some of the toughest challenges NASA's engineers are now confronting with the new Orion shuttle. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
James Oberg |
Could China Get to Mars First? Maybe -- if it adopts a less top-down approach |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2012
Gregory L. Matloff |
Deflecting Asteroids A solar sail could use light to nudge an earthbound rock into an orbit we could live with |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
William Sweet |
Do We Need to Go to the Moon to Get to Mars? Returning to the moon is not all that technically challenging. What's challenging is to make it an international effort that puts behind past grievances and sets the stage for a truly challenging international mission to Mars. |
Popular Mechanics
March 4, 2009
Michael Belfiore |
International Space Dominance: 7 Nations Launching the Next Space Race Here is a look at the capabilities of the top -- and most-talked-about -- space-faring nations in what may be a new world order. The race is on for space dominance. |
Popular Mechanics
October 28, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Rooting for NASA's Ares I Rockets: Analysis This week, all eyes were on NASA as it conducted the first flight of the Ares I, the first launch vehicle the agency designed since the Space Shuttle. October also witnessed progress in other space launches |
Popular Mechanics
August 2009
Aldrin & Noland |
Buzz Aldrin to NASA: U.S. Space Policy Is on the Wrong Track This May, the Obama administration announced it would appoint an independent council of aerospace experts to review NASA's human spaceflight objectives. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Dissent Grows as Scientists Oppose NASA's New Moon Mission NASA's current plan for manned space exploration is getting dissension from planetary scientists and astronauts. |
Wired
December 2001
Richard Martin |
From Russia, With 1 Million Pounds of Thrust Why the workhorse RD-180 may be the future of US rocketry... |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2011
Erico Guizzo |
Planetary Rovers: Are We Alone? Planetary rovers attempt to answer the most profound question in science |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2011
Mason Peck |
Exploring Space with Chip-sized Satellites The future of space exploration will include swarms of tiny spacecraft. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2007
David Noland |
The 'New Space' Race: Handicapping the Billionaire Rocketeers Fueled by interest in space tourism, as well as NASA contracts to replace the shuttle in 2010, the private "New Space" industry is finally looking like the real thing. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2005
Anatoly Zak |
Russians Propose a New Space Shuttle Late last year, Russia's S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia revealed detailed plans for a next-generation, reusable space orbiter, dubbed the Kliper. But will it fly? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2005
John McHale |
The Moon, Mars and beyond... The Space Shuttle program is due to be replaced by the Crew Exploration Vehicle. |
Outside
December 2005
Michael Behar |
Blast Off on a Budget David Gump is blazing a trail to the solar system with a low-cost plan to launch manned expeditions to the moon and Mars. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2008
Barry E. DiGregorio |
Scientist Sells the Electric Sail for Space Propulsion Whisper-thin charged wires form a low-power sail for the solar wind. |
Popular Mechanics
May 26, 2009
Joe P. Hasler |
Is America's Space Administration Over-the-Hill? Next-Gen NASA Forty years ago most of NASA's employees were fresh out of college. Today, less than 20 percent are under the age of 40. As the baby boomers retire, who will get astronauts back to the lunar surface? |
BusinessWeek
October 28, 2010
Paul M. Barrett |
NASA: Lost in Space After 30 years, the Shuttle program will end. How do you outsource the astronaut business? |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2006
James Oberg |
Stellar Engineer For nearly 40 years, manned spacecraft have relied on Russian engineer Vladimir Syromyatnikov's mechanisms to link up in space safely. |
Popular Mechanics
November 20, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
For 10th Anniversary, 10 Headaches and Near-Mishaps on the International Space Station It's not the fault of any single mishap, but today is the space station's 10th birthday and it's still not fully assembled. |
National Defense
July 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Taking Out the Trash: What Can Be Done About Space Debris? What goes up doesn't necessarily come down when it comes to manmade objects orbiting the planet. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009
Michael Belfiore |
7 International Spacecraft that Could Replace NASA's Shuttle NASA's Orion won't be ready until at least 2015, but the current space shuttle is due to retire next year. Meet the seven international spacecraft from the world's space fleet that could inherit the job of ferrying supplies into space. |
Wired
May 19, 2008
Ben Perreau |
Is There Any Country That Doesn't Have a Space Program? A look at international space programs. |
Fast Company
Daniel Terdiman |
Dream Job Alert! NASA Puts Out Call For New Astronauts NASA today put out a call for new astronauts, including those who might support a future manned mission to Mars. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006 |
Scientists Are Finding Life In Earth's Coldest, Hottest, Weirdest Places By creating an alternative life chemistry in the lab, astrobiologist Steven Benner hopes to uncover a formula for alien microbes. How five big questions about life on our planet are shaping the search for it on other worlds. |
| AskMen.com |
Europe Horns In On Mars By 2016, the U.S. may unite with the European Space Agency for future Mars trips - a move that would mark a significant shift for NASA. |
Geotimes
January 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Stardust Landing a Smashing Success Seven years after its launch, NASA's Stardust spacecraft concluded its 4.6-billion-kilometer roundtrip journey to fly through the tail of a comet and collect dust samples, which astronomers hope will offer insight about the formation of our solar system. |
Wired
December 2004 |
After the X Prize Manned space travel's best hope is the private sector, not NASA. In the open market, entrepreneurs and space hobbyists will do in a decade what NASA couldn't do in 46 years: provide safe, reliable trips to the heavens for the cost of a Caribbean cruise. |
Popular Mechanics
September 4, 2007
Jill Tarter |
Where Will the Next 50 Years in Space Take Us? Expert Opinions Leading thinkers from Buzz Aldrin (a robot fan) to Arthur C. Clarke (he wants a sub-orbital joyride) share their thoughts on where space will take us in the half-century ahead. |
IndustryWeek
September 14, 2011 |
Cost in Space NASA is encouraging U.S. companies to create vessels capable of transporting cargo on the 'final frontier.' |
National Defense
February 2016
Stew Magnuson |
Planetary Defense: A New Hot Market With little fanfare, NASA in January opened up its planetary defense coordination office with a mandate to identify potential chunks of rock hurdling toward Earth and to stop them if possible. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Joshua J. Romero |
Mars For The Rest Of Us Better cameras, greater bandwidth, and bigger displays put Mars within reach of armchair explorers and by maximizing what can be done from the ground NASA can make Mars exploration politically sustainable and financially worthwhile. |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
Otis Port |
Space Travel: Bringing Costs Down To Earth NASA should give startups room to maneuver |
Popular Mechanics
January 6, 2010
Joe Pappalardo |
Private Space on Pace to Run NASA's Space Supply NASA contracts to private space companies represents a shift away from government-run space hardware toward rockets and spaceships designed and operated by the private sector. |
Popular Mechanics
February 8, 2010
Rand Simberg |
The New NASA: A Path To Anywhere, And Everywhere The author believes that NASA's new path, outlined by the president's budget, holds promise of real progress. |
Popular Mechanics
December 17, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Russian Warships Visit Cuba In the last leg of a diplomatic mission throughout Latin America, a humble group of Russian warships visit Cuba for the first time since the end of the Cold War. |
Scientific American
October 2007 |
Racing past the Moon Today competition matters less than conquering space. |
Popular Mechanics
September 9, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
5 Ways the Augustine Commission's Report States the Obvious A group of respected aerospace experts spent the entire summer coming up with plans for the future of NASA, and the advice is far from shocking. |
