Kasey-Dee Gardner sits down with one of Virgin Galactic's maiden space travelers and finds out his three biggest fears about this sub-orbital spaceflight.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully conducted a full mission-length firing of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle's first stage at its McGregor Test Facility in Texas, on November 22. For the static test firing, the first stage remains firm
Two spacewalking astronauts spent nearly 7 hours making greasy repairs on a gummed-up joint at the international space station. It was the third spacewalk of the mission. One more will take place Monday to make more repairs.
Flames shot more than 100 feet high in a successful 5.5 second ground test firing Thursday, Nov. 20, of a launch abort motor for NASA's next generation spacecraft, the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
On the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station, astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Shane Kimbrough switched their spacesuits to internal battery power at 12:58 p.m. EST, signifying the start of the mission's 2nd of 4 spacewalks.
