Space Science Archives - Avio Space https://aviospace.org/category/space-science/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:24:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/avio-fav.jpg Space Science Archives - Avio Space https://aviospace.org/category/space-science/ 32 32 How Space Shuttle works https://aviospace.org/how-space-shuttle-works/ https://aviospace.org/how-space-shuttle-works/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:57:26 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9665 Neil Armstrong’s landing on the moon prompted an apercu that is rather indelible (and perhaps wrongly quoted): “A Small step […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/how-space-shuttle-works/feed/ 1 Space shuttle landing: How is it performed? In Detail https://aviospace.org/space-shuttle-landing-how-is-it-performed-detail/ https://aviospace.org/space-shuttle-landing-how-is-it-performed-detail/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:39:25 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9610 One of the most iconic pictures in all of space science and aviation is the photograph of Antonov An-225, one […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/space-shuttle-landing-how-is-it-performed-detail/feed/ 0 Top 5 Must-See Aircraft At The National Museum Of The US Air Force https://aviospace.org/5-must-see-aircraft-national-museum-us-air-force/ https://aviospace.org/5-must-see-aircraft-national-museum-us-air-force/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2025 07:43:27 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9493 The National Museum of the US Air Force (which likes just outside of Dayton, Ohio)houses aircraft that were sometimes experimental […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/5-must-see-aircraft-national-museum-us-air-force/feed/ 1 Ed White: The First American Walk(er) https://aviospace.org/ed-white-first-american-walker/ https://aviospace.org/ed-white-first-american-walker/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:45:57 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9259 The momentous occasion of Ed White performing the first American spacewalk was captured by the co-pilot of Gemini 4, James […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/ed-white-first-american-walker/feed/ 1 Antonov An-225 Mriya Rebuild: What’s The Latest? https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-225-mriya-rebuild-latest/ https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-225-mriya-rebuild-latest/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:37:47 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9189 When the Antonov An-225 was destroyed in 2022 amidst the first flush of the Ukraine-Russia War, it was a devastating […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-225-mriya-rebuild-latest/feed/ 3 Space Elevators Explained: Cost, Construction, and Launch Potential https://aviospace.org/space-elevators-guide-explainer/ https://aviospace.org/space-elevators-guide-explainer/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:59:53 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9036 Sending rockets into space is expensive. The North American X-15, the hypersonic research program that was the first airplane to […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/space-elevators-guide-explainer/feed/ 0 Ingenuity: The helicopter that flew on Mars https://aviospace.org/ingenuity-the-helicopter-that-flew-on-mars/ https://aviospace.org/ingenuity-the-helicopter-that-flew-on-mars/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:41:04 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8975 Ingenuity, a tiny helicopter with a mass of 1.8 kg (about 4 lbs) — weighing just 680 grams under Mars’s […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/ingenuity-the-helicopter-that-flew-on-mars/feed/ 0 In Pictures: Aircraft Used In The North American X-15 Hypersonic Program https://aviospace.org/north-american-x-15-hypersonic-aircraft-in-pictures/ https://aviospace.org/north-american-x-15-hypersonic-aircraft-in-pictures/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:44:16 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=6583 The X-15 was the first aircraft to cross the boundaries of outer space. It was also the first airplane to […]

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