New Public Survey Spotlights U.S. Future in Space
Credit: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Many Americans see dramatic scientific and technological advancements on the horizon, with big developments in space travel, medicine, engineering, and computers. However, despite the widely anticipated...Last Flyby of NASA Space Probe en route to Comet
Over the weekend, NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft will fly past Earth for the fifth and last time. Swinging by Earth on June 27th, the probe’s trajectory then places it on target for a close encounter with comet Hartley 2 later this year. The NASA Deep Impact mission...Coalition for Space Exploration Partners with KU Students to Showcase the Value of Space Exploration
Coalition for Space Exploration Partners with the University of Kansas Students to Showcase the Value of Space Exploration
A group of students from the University of Kansas tackled a unique class project this year, developing campaigns to encourage young students toward STEM studies and ultimate careers in aerospace. The ability to understand and apply STEM – science, technology,...CSExtra – Friday, June 25, 2010
Friday’s CSExtra includes reports of a new space policy statement coming soon from the Obama Administration. The new policy, reported to seek greater international cooperation in the space security and arms control arenas, would replace a 2006 version developed...New Findings Suggest Mars Was Once Globally Suitable for Life
The evidence comes from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the European Space Agency’s Mars Express. MRO has been circling the Red Planet since March 2006, Mars Express since December 2003. The conclusions, which suggest ancient Mars hosted an...Venus: Once a Water World?
In Europe, scientists have found evidence that searing Venus may once have been a water world, perhaps suitable for life. Their speculation is based on findings from the European Space Agency’s Venus Express, a spacecraft mission launched in November 2005 for...Hayabusa Asteroid Sample Capsule: The Grand Opening
Hayabusa sample container – ready for opening! Credit: JAXA Hayabusa specialists ready return sample container for opening. Hopes are high that the opening of a returned-to-Earth sample capsule does contain bits of an asteroid. The Japan Aerospace Exploration...CSExtra – Thursday, June 24, 2010
Thursday’s CSExtra finds new reporting and commentary on the future of NASA’s Constellation Program. The reports find discord within NASA and continued opposition to Constellation’s cancellation within Congress. A Florida newspaper comments on...Space Talk
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