Spacecrafts

Science

Who Gets The Space Shuttle Discovery When It Lands?

4:00PM March 9, 2011 | Adrian Covert

There’s a custody war brewing between interested parties over NASA’s space shuttle Discovery when it finally returns to Earth tomorrow for the final time. Houston’s Johnson Space centre, New York City’s Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Seattle’s History of Flight Museum, Florida’s Kennedy Space centre, L.A.’s California Science centre, Dayton’s Museum of the United States Air Force and D.C.’s National Air and Space Museum are among 21 institutions vying to care for the shuttle once it’s retired. The cost? $US28.8 million. More »

Cars

You May Feel Like An Apollo Astronaut One Day, After All

5:20AM July 23, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This is Boeing’s new Crew Space Transportation-100 spacecraft. It is similar to Apollo’s Command Module but, instead of just three astronauts, it will carry up to seven astronauts or astroturists. The destination: commercial space stations (and the ISS). More »

Entertainment

The Interior Of A Nazi UFO

12:00PM April 13, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

In an alternative Earth, Hitler had a Plan B: A secret colony on the Moon, founded by troops launched from Antarctica. According to Iron Sky, that’s exactly what happened. And soon, they will be back to fight back, flying UFOs. More »

Science

Carl Sagan Deep Space Ship To Go To The Living Room And Beyond

6:40AM November 11, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

When I was 12, Cosmos was one of my favourite TV shows. The other was Benny Hill. Clearly, planetary exploration and semi-neekeed girls go together like William Shatner and Elton John songs, whiskey and glass, or Lego and awesome spaceships. More »

Science

New Spacecraft Uses Solar Wind To Propel Its Sails

2:40AM November 11, 2009 | Adam Frucci

A new spacecraft is being launched in about a year, one designed to travel across the solar system. But instead of using rockets to propel itself, it uses sails. Sails pushed by light. More »