Should American satellites be used to spy on people inside the U.S.? That was the plan for the current National Applications Office (NAO) program, under the jurisdiction of the Office of Homeland Security. New Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano is reviewing the program. The Congress filed an injunction in October 2007, to prevent the [...]

As I sit here awaiting the first test launch of Falcon 9, the SpaceX-created rocket that is intended to carry cargo and people into space. It might become the backbone of NASA’s crippled space program, perhaps the only way to send American astronauts into space without hitching a ride from the Russians. I feel anticipation, [...]

Everybody’s getting into the act. Now, to mark the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, British cheese makers hope to send some cheddar to the edge of space. Okay, so the astronauts didn’t find that the moon was made of cheese. That didn’t discourage Philip Crawford, chairman of the West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers group. [...]