Private spaceship makes first solo glide flight

10/11/2010 | News

Carried aloft by its mothership to an altitude of 45,000 feet and released over the Mojave Desert, Virgin Galactic's space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo achieved its first solo glide flight Sunday. The entire test flight lasted about 25 minutes and the separation was performed without difficulty.

Carrier jet takes Virgin rocket aloft for first time

3/23/2010 | News

Virgin Galactic's fledgling space tourism rocket was taken aloft over the California desert on an inaugural test flight Monday attached to the wing of its mothership, WhiteKnightTwo. Eventually, SpaceShipTwo will be carried up to 50,000 feet and released.

Burt Rutan Takes Us to the Stars

8/16/2004 | Innovator Of The Year

Driven by the recent success of SpaceShipOne, Burt Rutan seeks to show the world his dream of a space tourism industry—and make it come true.

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R&D 100: Now and Then

Apr 16

As R&D Magazine prepares for the 50th annual R&D 100 Awards, the editors take a stroll through the awards history, and invite former winners to join them.

R&D 100 Awards: Final Deadline is April 30

Apr 3

The editors of R&D Magazine have extended the submission deadline for the 2012 R&D 100 Awards to April 30, 2012, at 11:59 pm, eastern U.S. time. This is the FINAL DEADLINE. We cannot accept entries after that time.

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CC Radio - Episode 99

May 23

NIH bikes to work. For transcripts of this and other NIH Clinical Center podcasts, visit http://www.cc.nih.gov/podcast/

Blueshift - May 21, 2012: Astrophysicist to the Stars, Dr. David Saltzberg

May 21

In a follow-up to our previous interviews with co-creator of "The Big Bang Theory," Bill Prady, we interviewed Dr. David Saltzberg, the show's resident astrophysicist and science consultant. Find out more about his research, adventures in astrophysics, and how he keeps the science of the...