Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system at about 3,000 miles in diameter; it is also the closest planet to the Sun.
This week in 2009, on June 18, NASA launched the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) together with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) from Cape Canaveral SLC-41.
President George H.W. Bush was born on June 12, 1924. He would go on to make a significant impact on U.S. space policy during his one-term presidency.
We have transportation and logistics utilizing land, air, sea, rail and pipeline. Now, is it time for transportation and logistics to enter the realm of space?
This week in 2003, the British Mars lander Beagle 2 was launched as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express mission.
The Space Shuttle was the highlight of NASA’s Space Transport System’s reusability. Six shuttles were built, but only five ever went to orbit. STS Enterprise was used only for preliminary test flights and training.
The Space Transport System (also known as the Space Shuttle) revolutionized American spaceflight. Its design and development were greenlighted by President Richard Nixon in 1969, with flights beginning in the early 1980s.
In the first two parts, we discussed Sputnik I, the first satellite ever put into orbit, and Sputnik II, the follow-on mission to Sputnik I. In this last part, we’ll examine Explorer I, the first U.S. satellite in space.