State of the Union 2011: Win The Future! But How?
Technology I was thrilled last night, as I'm sure many of you readers were too, to see President Obama frame his State of the Union address around the philosophy that Popular Science… I was thrilled...
View ArticleRussia is Building its Own Military Space Plane to Match the Mysterious X-37B
Technology In what some are calling a second iteration of the space race, it seems the Russians have found a "Sputnik moment" of their own. In the wake of the recent successful wrap-up… In what some...
View ArticleRemember when a Soviet spacecraft landed in Wisconsin?
From Our Blogs: Vintage Space In 1962, Korabl-Sputnik 1 landed smack in the middle of a main street in Wisconsin Korabl-Sputnik 1, called Sputnik 4 in the West, wasn’t one of the Soviet Union’s...
View ArticleAll The Big Sci-Tech Topics In President Obama's Final State Of The Union
Environment He focused on climate change, curing cancer, and re-igniting America's "spirit of innovation" The president addressed America's science and tech accomplishments of the past, as well as his...
View ArticleRussia’s War Robots Are Less Than They Appear
Military They exist, but they’re not fighting battles just yet Russia's state-owned media exaggerates their robots. Russia's state-owned media exaggerates their robots.
View Article9 Technologies That Didn't Exist When The Queen Was Born
Technology Queen Elizabeth II turns 90 years old today Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926.
View Article60 years ago, Sputnik shocked the world and started the space race
Space Here’s how it all began. A sharp, insistent beep sang out over short-wave radios, filling up our ears with the knowledge that humans had succeeded in the impossible.
View ArticleA man who's participated in 41 space missions remembers the Sputnik launch
Space Reflections from a prodigious force in space exploration. When it comes to space exploration, Don Gurnett has seen it all.
View ArticleWATCH: 24 of the most famous space launches ever
Space SpaceX's Falcon Heavy test is just the latest. On February 6, SpaceX tested its Falcon Heavy rocket, the largest since NASA's Saturn V. In honor of that, here are 24 of the most famous space...
View ArticleNASA almost never came to be. Its creation is a lesson in political power.
Nexus Media News The battle over America’s space program shows how to turn science into a winning issue. The creation of the space agency is a triumph of political gamesmanship and public pressure,...
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