Human Spaceflight Archive
27 January 2013, 07:01 AM ET
The fire that claimed the lives of three NASA astronauts on January 27, 1967 exposed the dangers of space exploration.
26 January 2013, 06:59 PM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
26 January 2013, 09:30 AM ET
From a spectacular image of Orion's molecular cloud to dung beetles that navigate by stars, don't miss these amazing space pictures.
25 January 2013, 08:59 AM ET
The "Flying Pancake" pictured in the full scale wind tunnel.
25 January 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Ten years ago this month the devastating Columbia accident took the lives of seven astronauts.
24 January 2013, 05:25 PM ET
NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission is up and running again after a weeklong delay.
23 January 2013, 02:23 PM ET
Mars One's leader discusses how a global reality-TV event can fund a Red Planet colonization effort.
22 January 2013, 04:39 PM ET
A new video explains how astronauts cut their fingernails outside of Earth's atmosphere.
22 January 2013, 03:30 PM ET
Deep Space Industries and Planetary Resources both aim to harvest the riches of space rocks.
22 January 2013, 02:36 PM ET
Saturn 5 rocket engine parts are coming back to life.
22 January 2013, 01:14 PM ET
See images of Deep Space Industries' vision for asteroid-mining and the human expansion across the solar system.
22 January 2013, 11:10 AM ET
An image of the "Spider" in ascent stage, after the descent stage had dropped.
22 January 2013, 07:00 AM ET
The burgeoning industry should help create new technologies and bring launch costs down.
21 January 2013, 12:03 PM ET
An artist's conception of the proposed "Freedom" space station hoped to be a reality in the 1990s.
21 January 2013, 11:31 AM ET
Under President Barack Obama, NASA is following a bold mission to send astronauts to an asteroid, and then to Mars.
21 January 2013, 09:50 AM ET
Spaceflyers aboard the International Space Station are getting taking part in inauguration weekend.
20 January 2013, 03:19 PM ET
See amazing photos of NASA's new Orion space capsule for deep-space missions to an asteroid, the moon or even Mars.
20 January 2013, 09:55 AM ET
Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, celebrates his 83rd birthday today.
20 January 2013, 09:32 AM ET
From a nebula that looks like a manatee to the last shots of the moon by the doomed GRAIL probe , don't miss these amazing space pictures.
20 January 2013, 08:55 AM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
19 January 2013, 10:16 PM ET
See photos of Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin from throughout his astronaut career and beyond.
19 January 2013, 04:13 PM ET
See photos of NASA's celebration of President Obama's second inauguration in January 2013.
18 January 2013, 04:09 PM ET
Keeping your nails trimmed in zero gravity isn't all that simple and the clippings can be a danger to astronauts who might breathe them in or sensitive equipment on board the space station. CSA astronaut Chris Hadfield shows how it's done.
18 January 2013, 12:15 PM ET
NASA to roll out full-size space vehicle replicas, a 'Star Party' and 'Mohawk Guy.'
18 January 2013, 11:52 AM ET
NASA to roll out full-size space vehicle replicas, a 'Star Party' and 'Mohawk Guy.'
