Tag: space travel

Private Space Technology Powers Up

By Brittany Sauser | 10/05/2009 | 8 Comments

Former astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz says the private sector can help NASA, and reckons he has the rocket to prove it.

NASA's Plans Lack the Cash

By Brittany Sauser | 09/11/2009 | 5 Comments

Can the commercial sector rescue the U.S. human spaceflight program?

A Lunar Nuclear Reactor

By Brittany Sauser | 08/17/2009 | 13 Comments

Tests prove the feasibility of using nuclear reactors to provide electricity on the moon and Mars.

A More Efficient Spacecraft Engine

By Brittany Sauser | 08/05/2009 | 12 Comments

NASA's new ion-propulsion system could be ready for launch as soon as 2013.

How to Land Safely Back on the Moon

By Anne-Marie Corley | 07/29/2009 | 1 Comment

A hazard-detection system promises safe landings for next-generation lunar explorers.

A Reporter's Moon Trip

By Victor K. McElheny | 07/21/2009 | 2 Comments

The rewards of reporting an epic journey of man are more than the excitement of the moment. The audience shares new perspectives on another world.

The Commercial Future of Spaceflight

By Brittany Sauser | 04/07/2009 | 3 Comments

A SpaceX rocket will be the next U.S. vehicle to travel to the space station after the shuttles retire.

Obama's NASA Dilemma

By Robert Lemos | 11/20/2008 | 10 Comments

The fate of the U.S. space program hangs in the balance.

Solar Sailing in Space

By Brittany Sauser | 07/24/2008 | 25 Comments

NASA prepares to test a satellite that can be propelled by light particles from the sun.