Sebastien Clarke - Astronaut

January 31, 2017

NASA twins study shows space travel changes body at genetic level

A NASA study of twin brothers has offered new insights into the stress of space travel on the body — including genetic differences between Scott Kelly, the twin […]

January 30, 2017

SpaceX Delays First Flight From NASA Shuttle Launch Pad

Elon Musk‘s rocket company has bumped a commercial satellite mission until after a scheduled mid-February cargo run to the International Space Station. SpaceX on Sunday bumped […]

January 29, 2017

Challenger Center Marks 31st Anniversary of Space Shuttle Tragedy

The Challenger Center, a leading science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education organization, continues to honor the Challenger crew more than three decades after the shuttle tragedy. […]

January 29, 2017

Private Space Station Coming Soon? Company Aiming for 2020 Launch

Work is underway to establish the world’s first private, international commercial space station, a complex that would serve a global community of sovereign and private astronauts. […]

January 28, 2017

Heat and Ashes: The Untold Story of the Apollo 1 Fire

Fifty years ago, Henry Rogers stepped off an elevator into an inferno. A quality control inspector at NASA, Rogers had been working during a routine launch […]

January 27, 2017

BOEING'S NEW SPACESUITS LOOK LIKE A BIG UPGRADE FROM NASA'

MORE COMFORTABLE, LESS UGLY, AND (HOPEFULLY) JUST AS FUNCTIONAL Some day soon, private companies are expected to take over the task of carrying astronauts to and […]

January 26, 2017

Tiny Spacecraft Sees Water at Rosetta's Comet While Stranded in Earth Orbit

The Japanese PROCYON spacecraft may have gotten stuck in Earth orbit after launch, but it’s been able to do some impressive observations of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from afar. […]

January 25, 2017

Five finalists will try to land a spacecraft on the Moon this year to win the Google Lunar X Prize

They have booked rides to space, but they need to launch before December 31st From a group of 16 contestants, five teams are officially moving forward […]

January 24, 2017

NASA's Curiosity finds new water evidence in possible cracked mud

If true, it’ll be the first mud confirmed by the rover. NASA’s four-year-old Curiosity rover spent 2016 discovering new clues to Mars‘ history, including veins potentially […]