Writers in Treatment honors the legendary astronaut—and sober role model—Buzz Aldrin with its Experience, Strength and Hope Award. There are high-functioning alcoholics, and then there's Buzz Aldrin—the second man to walk on the moon and the recipient of the 3rd annual Experience, Strength and Hope Award...
George Whitesides, president and CEO of Virgin Galactic -- the pioneering U.S.-based space tourism company -- made a thought-provoking statement recently that does a great job of crystallizing just how far we have come in space travel and exploration. Said Whitesides: "It's important for children today...
A brand-new rocket soared into space early Monday (Feb. 13) in a launch debut that carried nine small satellites and the hopes of the European Space Agency all the way into orbit. The space agency's new Vega rocket, which is designed to launch small satellites, blasted...
NASA's budget for the next fiscal year is likely to include deep cuts to planetary science programs, forcing the space agency to withdraw altogether from an international effort to send two new missions to Mars, experts say. President Barack Obama is slated to submit his administration's...