Feb 15, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Feb 14, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Feb 13, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Pluto, Space and Science, Why Space
As a part of its education and public outreach program, the NASA New Horizons mission to the Pluto system is proposing a stamp commemorating its exploration of Pluto to the U.S. Postal Service. The post office requires that stamp proposals be accompanied by a petition...
Feb 13, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Feb 13, 2012 | Exploration, NASA, Planet Earth, Shuttle Discovery, The Moon, Uncategorized
Mercury astronaut John Glenn, an accomplished Marine Corps aviator with deep Midwestern roots and a winning smile, became the first American to circle the Earth on Feb. 20, 1962. Now 90, Glenn plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic flight in Cape...
Feb 12, 2012 | features
For fiscal year 2013, the White House budget request for NASA will be $17.7 billion. With this funding, NASA and the nation will embark on a space exploration program that builds on new technologies as well as proven capabilities as we expand our reach out into the...
Feb 11, 2012 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science, Space Race, The Moon, Why Space
New Horizons: Edition Apollo 104 Poster Set, By Robert Godwin; Apogee Books, Canada; $49.95; 2011. This is Apollo on steroids…panoramic photography on the Moon. It is imagery that you’ve never experienced. The folks at Apogee Books have done an incredible job of...
Feb 10, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space Research
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is chalking up interplanetary mileage en route to distant Pluto. Few spacecraft travel 10 astronomical units (AU) during their entire mission. But with New Horizons already logging more than twice that distance on its way to Pluto,...
Feb 10, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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Feb 9, 2012 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
A new tool for gravitational research in Earth orbit also marks a new era of commercial utilization of the U.S. National Laboratory – a module that’s part of the International Space Station (ISS). Astrium Space Transportation and NanoRacks LLC have teamed up to offer...