Long-Distance Trip: NASA Opening Space Station to Visitors

JEREMY REHM / The Associated Press Jun 7, 2019 You've heard about the International Space Station for years. Want to visit? (There is a catch.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S., Russian Astronauts Safe After Emergency Landing

DMITRY LOVETSKY / The Associated Press Oct 11, 2018 A booster rocket failed less than two minutes after launching toward the International Space Station, forcing an emergency landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

SpaceX’s Powerful New Rocket Puts Sports Car in Space

MARCIA DUNN / The Associated Press Feb 6, 2018 The Falcon Heavy rises from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send men to the moon. It carries a red Tesla Roadster aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

MH17 Crash Site, Victims’ Remains Reportedly Under Rebel Control (Updated)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2014 The site of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 became even more politically fraught Sunday, when pro-Russian separatists reportedly took custody of the remains of some 200 bodies of crash victims and obstructed emergency workers' access to the area. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hamas Rockets Strike the Heart of Israel, but Death Toll Illustrates Israel’s Military Advantage

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 9, 2014 Israel continued its attacks on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday as militant Palestinian rockets landed in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Of the twenty-three people killed, all were Palestinian. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Economics of a ‘Rabbit Cage’

Reese Erlich / Truthdig Jun 27, 2011 As we walk on land ripe with eggplant and cucumbers, we can see the Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Sderot. The farm is so close to those communities that family members use an Israeli telecommunications company to get Internet access. But the family can’t export its crops.Since Hamas won Palestinian elections in Gaza in 2006, Israel has imposed an economic embargo, severely restricting imports and exports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gadhafi Forces Fire Into Residential Areas

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2011 Reports are in that Moammar Gadhafi’s forces are firing into residential neighborhoods with cluster bombs and ground-to-ground rockets, weapons criticized for their indiscriminate trajectories, as loyalists vow to crush the anti-Gadhafi rebellion in the city of Misurata. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Breaks Out the Iron Dome

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2011 Following a recent spate of violence in the relentless Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel is trying out a new anti-rocket defense system known as Iron Dome to guard the city of Beersheba, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mystery Missile Has Pentagon Guessing (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2010 This is slightly disconcerting, especially for those of us in the Greater Los Angeles region: On Monday night, a CBS News affiliate in Southern California captured video footage of what appeared to be a rocket or missile shooting into the sky about 35 miles off the coastline (Update: Mystery solved). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

12 More Civilians Killed; McChrystal Apologizes to Karzai

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2010 The U.S. commander in Afghanistan has announced that a stray rocket used during an offensive against Taliban insurgents has killed 12 civilians. The commander has apologized to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the incident. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Launches Rocket, West Looks On With Suspicion

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2010 Iran's launching of a new rocket Wednesday raised concerns in the U.S. that Tehran might have plans in the works beyond a patriotic show of space prowess (read: nuclear ambitions). Meanwhile, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is claiming that he's open to talks about enriching Iranian uranium outside his country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Step Closer to Mars

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2009 George W. Bush’s dream of Americans on Mars got a little bit closer to reality Wednesday as NASA successfully launched its prototype Ares I-X rocket. A version of the new rocket is planned to launch Orion, NASA's replacement craft for the aging space shuttle, as America’s preferred method of getting off-planet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )