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Space Patch of the Month: the Canceled STS-61F
A look at the mission patch of a canceled Space Shuttle mission
Aeryn Avilla
Apr 30, 20252 min read
New Wings for the Old World: the European Space Agency's Hermes Spaceplane
Hermes was designed to provide Europe with independent crewed access to space. What happened to it?
Aeryn Avilla
Sep 5, 20237 min read
Return to Sender: Post-Challenger Canceled Space Shuttle Missions
More than forty Space Shuttle missions were cancelled after the Challenger disaster in 1986. Let's take a look at some!
Aeryn Avilla
Jul 12, 20238 min read
Skunk Works' X-33 and VentureStar
Let's take a look at the Shuttle's would-be replacement, Lockheed's VentureStar
Aeryn Avilla
May 3, 20234 min read
Operation Backfire and the British Megaroc
Megaroc was the name of the manned V-2 rocket proposed by the British Interplanetary Society in 1946. How did it work?
Aeryn Avilla
Feb 27, 20226 min read
Blue Shuttle: The Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program
The Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program was an attempt to train American military personnel as payload specialists for DOD Shuttle missions.
Aeryn Avilla
Jan 24, 20229 min read