Spacecraft Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Star Walk and Solar Walk apps now track the Space X Dragon

by Mel Martin (May 24th, 2012)

The two bestselling astronomy apps, Star Walk and Solar Walk for iOS, can now find and track the Space X Dragon, the first commercial vehicle to visit the International Space Station. The Dragon was launched Tuesday. When you search for the spacecraft, you'll see it's current position. As I ...

Found Footage: Homemade stratospheric capsule uses iPhone GPS

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 20th, 2010)

In the midst of all the excitement and hype surrounding today's announcements, we thought we'd share this popular and heart-warming tale of a father and son believing in their dreams and reaching for them. Seven-year-old Max Geissbuhler and his dad, Luke Geissbuhler, dreamed of visiting space. ...