Jul 27, 2010 | Constellation Program, Exploration, Legislative Activity, The Moon
The investigative arm of Congress sided with NASA on Monday in a report sought by lawmakers over concerns the agency had slowed 2010 spending on the Constellation Program, while they reviewed White House plans to cancel the six-year-old, back-to-the-moon initiative....
Jul 26, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Monday’s CSExtra features several reports on the winding down of NASA’s...
Jul 25, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space and Science, Space Research
Columbus module with ACES containing PHARAO and Space H-Maser. Credits: ESA – D. Ducros The International Space Station (ISS) will be the site for an exciting new investigation – probing the principal theories of physics. The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space...
Jul 25, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Sunday’s CSExtra finds commercial space transportation proponents regrouping at a...
Jul 24, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Saturday’s CSExtra features a report on legislative activities this week affecting...
Jul 23, 2010 | Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, The Moon
After months of gridlock, the House and Senate have engaged with the White House in a recent flurry of legislative activities intended to produce an agreement on the future of NASA-led space exploration. However, key differences remain, especially over the much larger...
Jul 23, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Friday’s CSExtra features a collection of the latest reporting on NASA bills making...
Jul 22, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
If you’ve lost count, since the 1990s, over 450 extrasolar planets have been detected circling nearby stars. But most of them are large, Jupiter-sized worlds. New advances in technology are fueling the hunt to find smaller, rocky planets that resemble Earth...
Jul 22, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Space and Science, Space Race
Cape Canaveral, Fla., the United State’s premier site for the launching of rockets and astronauts, marks the 60th anniversary of its first lift off on Saturday (July 24th, 2010). On July 24, 1950, a 62-foot long V-2 rocket rose in a low arc from a very primitive...