http://spectrum.ieee.org/rss/priv/channel/aerospace IEEE Spectrum Aerospace Recent Content http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/aerospace/space-flight/theres-water-on-the-moon-but-making-use-of-it-wont-be-easy The lunar soil is as wet as desert sand, but that's more moisture than expected http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/aerospace/space-flight/theres-water-on-the-moon-but-making-use-of-it-wont-be-easy http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/aerospace/space-flight/franklin-changdiaz-and-his-electric-rocket He's one of a small, elite group of entrepreneurs driving a commercial industry to get people into space. http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/aerospace/space-flight/franklin-changdiaz-and-his-electric-rocket http://spectrum.ieee.org/slideshow/aerospace/space-flight/under-the-red-spell Steve Squyres, the principal scientist in charge of Spirit and Opportunity, explains how he fell in love with Mars and why humans need to go http://spectrum.ieee.org/slideshow/aerospace/space-flight/under-the-red-spell http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/aerospace/military/the-full-spectrum-travelogue-of-the-atomic-age Episode 6: Authors Sharon Weinberger and Nathan Hodge talk about the travels behind their new book, "A Nuclear Family Vacation" http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/aerospace/military/the-full-spectrum-travelogue-of-the-atomic-age http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/aerospace/aviation/synthetic-fuels-to-the-rescue An Air Force lab is testing all sorts of jet fuel alternatives, but true energy independence remains elusive. http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/aerospace/aviation/synthetic-fuels-to-the-rescue http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/aerospace/satellites/the-full-spectrum-cosmic-satellites-use-gps-to-forecast-weather Episode 3: How two satellite systems combine to give meteorologists a better view of the atmosphere. http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/aerospace/satellites/the-full-spectrum-cosmic-satellites-use-gps-to-forecast-weather http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/astrophysics/nasa-planet-hunter-to-search-out-other-earths The Kepler satellite, scheduled to launch this month, will spend more than three years hunting for planets that might support life http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/astrophysics/nasa-planet-hunter-to-search-out-other-earths http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/jos-cocquyt-flying-high Jos Cocquyt: Flying High http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/jos-cocquyt-flying-high http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/station-watching <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/station-watching"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/60391"/></a><br/><br/>Station Watching http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/station-watching http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/putting-up-the-ritz <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/putting-up-the-ritz"><img border="0" alt="<p>The goal: to rent out a privately funded, inflatable space station.</p>" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/60363"/></a><br/><br/>Can pneumatic buildings breathe life into space tourism? http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/putting-up-the-ritz http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-rock-named-judy <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-rock-named-judy"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/59888"/></a><br/><br/>A Rock Named Judy http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-rock-named-judy http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/russians-close-in-on-cause-of-soyuz-landing-anomaly <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/russians-close-in-on-cause-of-soyuz-landing-anomaly"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/59712"/></a><br/><br/>Clues could come from a space walk next week http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/russians-close-in-on-cause-of-soyuz-landing-anomaly http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/advice-for-the-next-us-president-fix-military-acquisitions Several leading defense acquisition experts a few observations and recommendations for the next president http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/advice-for-the-next-us-president-fix-military-acquisitions http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/understanding-failure-by-examining-success In defense acquisitions, success is an aberration. But to understand why these programs routinely fail, it's instructive to study those that have succeeded http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/understanding-failure-by-examining-success http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/the-gravity-probe-b-bailout <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/the-gravity-probe-b-bailout"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/59062"/></a><br/><br/>Perhaps the most sophisticated satellite ever flown was nearly doomed by a tiny error, and NASA planned to end the experiment. But with a little creative fund-raising, the project may have bought enough time to prove its worth http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/the-gravity-probe-b-bailout http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/slideshow-next-stop-the-moon <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/slideshow-next-stop-the-moon"><img border="0" alt="<h4>LUNAR LANDING</h4><p>In June, research teams from seven NASA centers gathered at Moses Lake, in central Washington state, to test out prototypes for new moon-worthy robots, vehicles, and pressurized space suits. The field test is part of the space agency's preparation for its eventual return to the moon at the end of the next decade.</p>" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/58869"/></a><br/><br/>At a field test in Washington state, NASA's lunar robots go for a spin http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/slideshow-next-stop-the-moon http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/russia-to-delay-martian-moon-mission <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/russia-to-delay-martian-moon-mission"><img border="0" alt="<h4>PHOBOS</h4><p>Two possible landing sites proposed for Russia's Phobos-Grunt mission.</p>" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/57038"/></a><br/><br/>Two-year setback seen as a blow to Russian space program's world standing http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/russia-to-delay-martian-moon-mission http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/throwing-physics-a-curve <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/throwing-physics-a-curve"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/56830"/></a><br/><br/>David Peters studies the aerodynamics of baseballs and helicopters http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/throwing-physics-a-curve http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-stowaway-mission-to-the-moon <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-stowaway-mission-to-the-moon"><img border="0" alt="<h4>moonbound</h4><p>Lcross is set to smack into the moon.</p>" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/56754"/></a><br/><br/>NASA's LCROSS lunar impactor mission comes in on time and on budget http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-stowaway-mission-to-the-moon http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/satellites/commercial-communications-satellites-for-the-moon <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/satellites/commercial-communications-satellites-for-the-moon"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/56635"/></a><br/><br/>NASA wants a for-profit network to support lunar missions http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/satellites/commercial-communications-satellites-for-the-moon