The International Space Station has migrated all of its computers from Windows XP to Debian GNU/Linux 6.0. This will greatly add to the security of the computers on the ISS and although it requires retraining Cosmonauts in the use of the computers; this will have many benefits in the long run. Linux is more secure … Read more
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft ready to blast off to the ISS, the issue that caused a aborted takeoff last time should be fixed now. One of the engines was not functioning properly and this necessitated an aborted takeoff in order to avoid a catastrophe. This spacecraft is the first private spacecraft to take off from … Read more
There is a mission planned to the International Space Station. This mission is planning to carry goods to the space station as the first private enterprise space mission to perform this duty. With the retirement of the space shuttle, private enterprise is one way that the future of space travel will be maintained. The idealistic … Read more
Private enterprise in America have constructed an unmanned space vehicle that is intending to launch into space and dock with the International Space Station making this the first private vehicle that will make the trip. The International Space Station is orbiting the Earth at 19,000 miles an hour and catching up with it must be … Read more
This is excellent footage of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft docking with the International Space Station on Thursday. This ends a two-day trip for the Soyuz spacecraft that launched from Kazakhstan. The capsule was carrying 3 astronauts from three countries. This is awesome to watch as a Sci-Fi geek I always wanted to go into space … Read more
The International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Endeavour have been photographed together for the first time, showing the relative size of the International Space Station. This is the second last space shuttle voyage for the venerable Space Shuttle that has served the United States very well during it`s long life. Now the US will … Read more