space exploration

Xinhua runs spacewalk story before astronauts leave Earth

ITworld staff — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:10:21 -0400

China's official Xinhua News Agency ran a story on Thursday announcing ground controllers were tracking Chinese astronauts sent aloft for the country's first spacewalk, complete with details and quotes from the astronauts. There was just one problem: the astronauts had yet to blast off for the spacewalk, which is scheduled for the early hours of Saturday morning, Beijing time.

U.S. astronaut: The truth about aliens is out there

ITworld staff — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:16:31 -0400

Edgar Mitchell is a member of an incredibly elite club: he's one of only 12 people who have walked on the moon. And the 77-year-old ex- astronaut is also one of a somewhat larger club of those who believe that extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth.

Going up: Slow progress on 'space elevator'

ITworld staff — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:09:27 -0400

Disney World, Epcot, Universal Studios and ... Space Orlando. In the future, Florida could be the site of a simulated "elevator" that allows people to check out life on a space station, virtually.