SPACECRAFT DESIGNER DR. MAXIME A. FAGET DIES

The man who designed the original spacecraft for Project Mercury and is credited with contributing to…

SATELLITE SELF-SERVICE OPTIONS IN SPACE

NASA scientists recently successfully radioed artificial intelligence (AI) software to a satellite. They tested the software’s…

Envisat meets Phileas Fogg

In 1873, French author Jules Verne astounded readers with his tale of adventurer Phileas Fogg pushing…

“SUITSAT” POSSIBILITIES

If plans come together in time, an outdated Russian spacesuit could become the most unusual Amateur…

POSSIBLE ANTARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE?

While Antarctica has mostly cooled over the last 30 years, the trend is likely to rapidly…

Celebrating 20 years of Canadians in Space

Vancouver, B.-C., October 6, 2004 – A Canadian space milestone was commemorated when Dr. Marc Garneau,…

Space Composites come to Earth

Innovative uses for plastics, rubber and their derivatives will be on display next week in Düsseldorf,…

400-YEAR OLD SUPERNOVA MYSTERY

Four hundred years ago, sky watchers, including the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler, best known as the…

ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-034

As Expedition 9 nears the end of its mission, the crew aboard the International Space Station…

SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT: S04-033

The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. The…