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China's Shenzhou 10 Ship Docks With Space Lab
China's astronauts from left, Wang Yaping, Zhang Xiaoguang and Nie Haisheng wave as they leave the Jiuquan satellite launch center near Jiuquan in western China's Gansu province, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) BEIJING – China's latest manned space capsule docked with an orbiting space station Thursday, and the three astronauts climbed aboard what will be their home for the next week, state media reported.Automated controls guided the Shenzhou-10's docking with the space lab, the Xinhua News Agency said....
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NASA and LEGO Launch Design Contest to Build Future Air and Space Vehicles
The contest invites LEGO fans to design and build future NASA air- and spacecraft. (LEGO/collectSPACE.com) NASA is challenging the next generation of aerospace engineers to toy with ideas for the future by using LEGO bricks to launch their concepts for advanced aircraft and spacecraft. The U.S. space agency and Danish toy company, which recently ended a partnership to fly the iconic plastic construction , are now jointly presenting the "NASA's Missions: Imagine and Build" competition. The contest, which is open...
NASA Developing Its Largest Rocket Yet
NASA's largest rocket yet, a vehicle under development called the Space Launch System (SLS), is on track for its first test flight in 2017, according to experts who spoke at the Space Tech Expo in Long Beach last month. The rocket is designed to carry astronauts farther into the solar system than ever before. Meanwhile, NASA plans to leave travel to low-Earth orbit to commercial space companies, which are developing private space taxis to take over the job vacated by...
NASA Picks 8 New Astronauts, 4 are Women
Nicole Aunapu Mann, 35, Major, U.S. Marine Corps, originally is from Penngrove, Calif. She is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Stanford (Calif.) University and the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Md. Mann is currently serving as an Integrated Product Team Lead at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River. (AP Photo/NASA) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years. Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter...
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