manned spaceflight

To commemorate last week's historic Shuttle launch, we've compiled a sentimental collection of manned spaceflight stories from the PopSci archive

What Yuri Gagarin saw, in HD

Mars is one seriously cold rock, so where better in the world to test a new spacesuit design then the … Continued

American space ambitions have, for the most part, maintained a well-defined line between space exploration and space tourism, But that … Continued

The world’s first volunteer-built, not-for-profit passenger rocket funded purely by donations and sponsorships is preparing for launch next week, ticking … Continued

What does it take to prep humans for a trip to an asteroid or a martian moon? Starvation? Isolation? Recycling feces for food? NASA's newest astronauts begin a grueling training...

As planets of our solar system tug at each other with their gravitation tethers, they create a protean sea of … Continued

One the major differences between visiting the moon and staying on the moon involves resupply. In fact, the prospect of … Continued

The recent anniversary of Apollo 11 has sparked a revived call for manned exploration of Mars. And many have responded … Continued

The Constellation system, which includes the Ares rocket and Orion crew module, could lose favor to a cheaper, more DIY approach to launching orbital craft post-Space Shuttle