The Space Shuttle is no more. Atlantis returned safely to Earth yesterday, ending the final mission of NASA's 30-year program. The Shuttle was, as Christopher Mims aptly put it on Technology Review, "one of the most complicated pieces ...READ»
In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect, we look at what will happen to space travel after today's final shuttle launch. As NASA struggles to keep a foothold in the space industry, it will help private companies launch more ...READ»
NASA's plan to replace the Space Shuttle and return astronauts to the Moon and possibly Mars has been controversial right from the start. And now there's a strong hint that the Obama administration will directly intervene and ...READ»
