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Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is a Florida-based writer who has been covering the space program for 30 years.

Stories from this author

The in-progress but likely to be canceled Asteroid Redirect Vehicle has several technologies that can be re-purposed, like its high-powered solar arrays.

ARM Could Live On Without its Arm

The Administration’s proposed budget nixes asteroid grabs, but the mission could be repurposed

The planet’s surface was warmer in 2016 than in any year since record-keeping began in 1880. But figuring out Earth’s precise temperature today is tougher than measuring how it changes.

Taking Earth’s Temperature

A single, precise number is harder to come up with than you’d think.

The Falcon 9, with Dragon cargo capsule on top, at launch pad 39A on Thursday.

SpaceX Launches from Historic Pad 39A

Commercial rockets take center stage at Cape Canaveral.