CSExtra – Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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. Wednesday’s space news scan offers the latest reporting on space related activities...Mark Kelly Departs NASA to Support Wife’s Recovery
Mark Kelly, the veteran commander who led the final flight of space shuttle Endeavour, will retire from NASA and the U. S. Navy to assist his wife, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, with her recovery from a gunshot wound. Kelly’s departure, effective...SETI Signals for Funding: New Site Offers Public Involvement
There’s no question that the search for life elsewhere is a profound enterprise in human history. As the quest continues to search and find other planets circling other stars, the hunger to find out just how crowded the universe is out there also grows. The search for...Russian Capsule Heads for Space Station with Supplies
A Russian Progress cargo capsule lifted off Tuesday from Kazakhstan, starting a two-day journey to the International Space Station with 5,400 pounds of fuel, food, water, compressed air, spare parts and other supplies. The Progress 43 settled into orbit nine minutes...Cold Hard Facts! New Satellite Data Explores Fragile Arctic
The first maps of ice thickness courtesy of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) CryoSat mission are in – a new tool to advance polar science. ESA’s CryoSat was lofted in April 2010. From orbit, the spacecraft has spent the last seven months delivering precise...CSExtra – Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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. Tuesday’s space news scan offers the latest reporting and commentary on...Atlantis Crew in Florida for Countdown Rehearsal
Atlantis commander Chris Ferguson and the rest of NASA’s final shuttle mission crew are at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week for traditional safety training and a full dress rehearsal of the countdown that is expected to send them hurtling...Reentry Recorder Onboard Incoming Automated Transfer Vehicle
Update: First word post-reentry of the ATV is that this experiment failed to phone home! An analysis is underway to determine what happened to the device. Meanwhile, data from the successful test of this device from the March reentry is ongoing and promises to provide...CSExtra – Monday, June 20, 2011
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 space news scan offers the latest reporting and commentary on...Space Talk
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#BlueOrigin is eyeing the launch of an uncrewed lander to the Moon within the next 12–16 months. The launch is to demonstrate #MK1's capabilities, which include the ability to deliver up to three tons of payload anywhere on the #Moon.
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.@NASAWebb is providing new scientific insight into how stars and their protoplanetary disks form planets. The #JWST recently observed a system that just finished forming its planets.
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#NASA's latest class of #astronaut candidates has graduated and is now eligible for missions to the Moon, Mars, and the @Space_Station. The agency is also accepting applications for a new class of astronauts.
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The @NASA astronaut selection window is open! #ArtemisGeneration #BeAnAstronaut