A New Dawn 8 Dec 2012 | 03:15 am

Stardate – 66401.1 I thought today’s date would be a fitting entry back to this area of The Europa Files since I have not written an editorial for some 16 months. It took me a while to cool down and ...

Curiosity Makes It 6 Aug 2012 | 01:47 pm

Stardate – 66062.4 After eight years of planning and eight months of interplanetary travel, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory pulled off a touchdown of Super Bowl proportions, all by itself. The spacec...

A New End – SpaceX Falcon 9 Comes Home 1 Jun 2012 | 03:43 am

Stardate – 65880.6 Space Exploration Technologies’ unmanned Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, completing a pioneering mission for commercial firms seeking a major role in...

A New Beginning – SpaceX Falcon 9 Heads To ISS 22 May 2012 | 08:39 pm

Stardate – 65854.7 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket roared to life before dawn at Cape Canaveral, Fla., and blasted into space on a column of fire that lit the night sky for miles around. The nine-engine ro...

A Hard Landing 2 Apr 2012 | 12:04 pm

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Surviving Members Of Project Mercury Mark 50 Years 20 Feb 2012 | 05:00 am

Stardate – 65600.8 John Glenn joined the proud, surviving veterans of NASA’s Project Mercury on Saturday in celebrating the 50th anniversary of his historic orbital flight. The first American to orb...

NASA Announces Design For New Deep Space Heavy Lift Exploration System 15 Sep 2011 | 11:21 am

Stardate – 65169.2 NASA has selected the design of a new Space Launch System that will take the agency’s astronauts farther into space than ever before, create high-quality jobs here at home, and pro...

The Space Age Comes To A Close 3 Aug 2011 | 12:30 am

Stardate – 65050.2 With the conclusion of STS-135, Nasa has fulfilled its mission and the United States Government has decided to bring the Space Age to a close. It’s been 5 months to the day since ...

STS-135 Launch 25 Jul 2011 | 06:02 pm

STS-135 Belongs To The Ages 25 Jul 2011 | 05:58 pm