"Explore Inside"

Explore inside space shuttle Endeavour’s flight deck at the California Science Center. Zoom in to see the details on the controls.Photos: Endeavour’s Southland flyover | Endeavour’s crosstown trek

"When You Drive"

When you drive, the second most important thing you should keep your eyes on is the dashboard of your car (the first thing being the road). In space, however, it’s the controls that are the most essential for navigating and operating your spacecraft. From Gagarin to Scott Kelly, here’s a brief visual history of the human-spacecraft interface.

"The European Space"

The European Space Agency (ESA) has created an incredible interactive website that lets you tour the International Space Station (ISS).

"It Has Been a"

It has been a while since we caught up on Tim’s activities on the International Space Station, so here is an overview from 15 February. All astronauts have daily planning conferences and exercise up to two hours to stay fit in weightlessness, these will not be mentioned. Monday started with [...]

"Retired NASA"

Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has released a photobook, "Infinite Wonder," chronicling his 340 days on the International Space Station. Here are some selections from Kelly's time there.

"Photo By Andre"

Photo by André Kuipers on flickr · · · Speckled rainforest. The mouth of the Amazon. Credit: NASA/ESA

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"Photo By Stockbyte"

Photo by Stockbyte on Getty Images · · · This view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis still connected to Russia's Mir Space Station was photographed by the Mir-19 crew on July 4, 1995. Cosmonauts Anatoliy Y. Solovyev and Nikolai M. Budarin, Mir-19 Commander and Flight Engineer, respectively, temporarily undocked the Soyuz spacecraft from the cluster of Mir elements to perform a brief fly-around. They took pictures while the STS-71 crew, with Mir-18's three crew members aboard, undocked Atlantis for the completion of this leg of the joint activities. Solovyev and Budarin had been taxied to the Mir Space Station by the STS-71 ascent trip of Atlantis. Image Number: STS071-S-072 Date: July 4th, 1995

"The Mir Space Station"

The Mir Space Station was Russia’s greatest space station, and the first modular space station to be assembled in orbit. Commissioned in 1986, the name can be translated from Russian as “peace”, “world”, and even “village” – alluding to the spirit of international cooperation that led to its creation. Owned and operated by the Soviet … Continue reading "Mir: Russia’s Space Station"

"Thirty Years Ago"

Thirty years ago, the first piece of the notorious (but revolutionary) Russian space station Mir went into orbit.

"Experimental"

(Phys.org) -- ESA’s GIOVE-B experimental navigation satellite is gradually raising its orbit as it prepares for well-earned retirement at the end of its four-year mission paving the way for Europe’s Galileo constellation.