Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo Interior Concept (incl. new VIDEO)

Future passengers aboard Virgin Galactic spaceliners can look forward to cushioned reclining seats and lots of windows during suborbital flights aboard SpaceShipTwo, a concept interior of which was unveiled by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson Thursday.

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Project Orion: NASA's Next Spaceship Takes Shape

The pieces are coming together for NASA?s next spaceship Orion as space agency engineers begin working with lead contractor Lockheed Martin to shape the vehicle?s cockpit.

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Solar Flares Could Seriously Disrupt GPS Receivers

A minor solar flare in September 2005 produced a noticeable degradation of all GPS signals on the day side of the Earth. When scaled up to the larger solar flares expected in 2011-12, Cornell researchers expect massive outages of all GPS receivers on the day side of the Earth.

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Space Transportation Systems: How Space Elevators Will Work

A new space transportation system being developed could make travel to Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) a daily event and transform the global economy

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Six Stunning Images of 'Sunrise Over Saturn and its Rings'

So Cool, the Photos look Fake.....Truly Awesome. Be sure to Scroll down to see all the Photos

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Should NASA be sending up rocket scientists or maintenance workers?

>From now until the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2010, every mission is geared toward construction and maintenance...this begs the question, should NASA be sending the most brilliant minds up there when all they need are a few mechanics and seasoned construction workers?

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Space Has a Smell

I can't get over this. I just never thought about that space might smell.

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NASA Chief Heads to China to Discuss Space Cooperation

The leader of NASA arrives in China on Sunday for a tour of space agency sites, making him the most senior American space official to go to China to discuss possible cooperation between the countries? programs.

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ESA's Proba satellite or the Borg?

This artist's impression of ESA's Proba (Project for On Board Autonomy) in orbit reminds me of the Borg ship from Star Trek. Of course, since Proba is really only a 60x60x80 cm box shaped aluminum honeycomb structure, appearances can be deceiving. More technical info at: http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Proba_web_site/ESA6AKTHN6D_1.html#subhead1

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NASA it's not, but desert spaceport nears first launch

In a sign that spaceport competition is now an entrepreneurial venture, UP Aerospace is scheduled to make the first launch from New Mexico's nonfederal spaceport - an airport for space travel - Sept. 25.

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(Space) Marine Corps plan to deploy through space

The Marine Corps calls the concept the Small Unit Space Transport and Insertion Capability (Sustain). The concept is to deliver strategic equipment or a small squad of soldiers to any point on the globe -- even the most hard-to-reach location -- within hours of need.

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Rebellious Supernova Confronts Dark Energy

A rebellious supernova in a youthful galaxy is breaking all the cosmological rules, according to an international team of astronomers who published their study in the British journal Nature.

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Report lays out science map for return to moon

Scientific missions to the moon should concentrate on sampling its thin atmosphere and on examining as much of the lunar surface as possible, the National Research Council advised on Tuesday.

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NASA's plans to return to the moon

A panel of scientists strongly endorsed NASA's plans to return to the moon, saying in a report Tuesday that lunar exploration will open the way toward broader studies of the Earth and solar system

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