Able Space Co.’s Ben Brockert discusses 3-D printing’s new capabilities for making rocket engines, inventing
read more »
Book your flight
Space travel is right around the corner.
Let Moonandback get you on board.
Sign up now.
Commentary
Russia Believes its Own Propaganda
by edward wright Some things have not changed since the end of the Cold War.
read more »
Private Space is Winning
by bob zimmerman Today I attended an space industry conference here in Orange County, California,
read more »
SpaceShipTwo Goes Supersonic
by michael belfiore Yesterday in Mojave, the Scaled Composites-built suborbital rocket plane SpaceShipTwo lit its
read more »
Netting IX
by john hare With the upcoming attempts to simulate a landing over water with the
read more »
A Rocket Reveals a Fundamental Truth about America
by robert zimmerman Yesterday, Orbital Sciences successfully completed the first test launch of its Antares
read more »
Pop Goes the Education Budget
by edward wright NASA’s FY2014 budget request was officially presented last week. As expected, the
read more »
The Celestial Shooting Gallery
by michael mackowski Outer space may literally be mostly empty space, but our solar system
read more »
How a Prize Can Get You to the Moon
by michael belfiore One of most powerful tools for fostering rapid innovation on the cheap
read more »
A Change of Heart in NEO Size of Interest?
by jonathan goff I’ve been following the various twists and turns in NASA and private
read more »
The Incredible Shrinking CCDev
by edward wright NASA’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Development (CCDev) program keeps getting smaller all
read more »
Video
Ben Brockert – 3-D Printing | Moonandback Interview
Video
Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy: “The Challenge”
Though tenuous to our mission to bring you ‘real’ spaceflight news, this video commercial by
read more »
Planetary
Rover Team Selects Second Drilling Target on Mars
Second Drilling is Intended to Confirm Results from First PASADENA, Calif. — The team operating
read more »
Video
Ben Brockert – The Able Space Company | Moonandback Interview
Rocket propulsion engineer Ben Brockert tells us that he has started his own aerospace company.
read more »
Orbit
Dream Chaser Spaceplane Completes Major Safety Review
Sierra Nevada’s Commercial Crew Vehicle Passes NASA Milestone – Free Flight Test Scheduled for Later
read more »
Environment
Biomass Satellite Selected as ESA’s 7th Earth Explorer Mission
by phillip keane The European Space Agency announced on May 7th that the “Biomass” satellite
read more »
Orbit
Next-Gen Air Scrubber Moves On to Final Phase of Testing
Unit Projected for Use in the Orion Spacecraft by lori keith Providing breathable, oxygenated air
read more »
Video
Christopher Carson – Humanity as a Cosmic Phenomena | Moonandback Interview
In the second and last part of his interview, Chris Carson stresses the importance of
read more »
![This figure shows a preliminary sketch of the minimalist ascent pod with surface habitat concept packaged in a five-meter diameter payload fairing. [Larger image below] - Northrop Grumman](http://moonandback.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Golden-Spike-Pumpkin-Illustration-135x90.jpg "Golden Spike Pumpkin Illustration")
Moon
Northrop Grumman Completes Lunar Lander Study for Golden Spike
Study Identifies New Minimalist Ascent Pod Lander Concept BOULDER, Colo. — The Northrop Grumman Corporation
read more »
News
SpaceX Brings “Grasshopper’s” Flights to Spaceport America
Next Phase of Reusable Rocket’s Testing at New Mexico Spaceport SANTA FE, N.M. -– Governor
read more »
Planetary
Mars One Garners 78,000 Applicants in First Two Weeks
Long Line and Growing for One Way Trip to Mars AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands – Just
read more »
Video
Christopher Carson – Lunarcy: The Movie | Moonandback Interview
Moonandback talks with Christopher Carson, who started a DIY space program called The Luna
read more »
Environment
NASA’s ‘REEL Science Communications’ Video Contest Winners Announced
High School Students Made Videos Communicating NASA Earth Science to Younger Students GREENBELT, Md. —
read more »
Sub orbit
Space a Whole Lot Closer for a Hundred-plus People
Citizen Astronaut and Space Hacker Workshop a Sold-out Success by alvin remmers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
read more »
Video
KLM Airlines Ticket-to-Space Contest Balloon Launches
ABC-TV Network affiliate KXTV-Channel 10, Sacramento, California News Anchor Dale Schornack follows John Powell and
read more »
daily spaceflight news
today's moon waxing gibbous
Sunday 19 May 2013