This Week in Space

From Spaceflight Now “VSS Enterprise” takes flight and “space for the rest of us” moves a step forward, the Martian Rite of Spring commences while the folks at JPL prep a “rover on steroids” for departure for the Red Planet, the...

Things Getting Chilly for Spirit

From Universe Today “Spirit is hanging in there … remarkably good, all things considered”, Steve Squyres told me in a rover update this week. Squyres is the Scientific Principal Investigator for the twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. I asked...

Cosmos and Culture

Cosmos & Culture – Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context, edited by Steven J. Dick and Mark L. Lupisella; NASA History Series (NASA SP-2009-4802); Washington, D.C.; CASI Price: $25.00. GPO Price: $61.00; 2009. Note: Other commercial vendors such as...

A Launcher Without a Rocket

From MSNBC Anyone need a $500 million, 355-foot steel tower for launching rockets into space? There’s one available at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Brand new, never been used. The mobile launcher has been built for a rocket called the Ares 1. The problem...