Space Jump Video Documents Longest Human Freefall
Space diver, Felix Baumgartner, made a historic leap into the record books in October of last year. Ballooning to the edge of space, Baumgartner jumped from his free-flying perch and became the first human to break the speed of sound in freefall with a top speed of...Challenging Puzzle: Crash Marks on Mars
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) sweeps around the red planet, equipped with a number of specials sensors. New images of the region northwest of Gale Crater, the landing site of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity, have revealed a cluster of...Space Station Research Eyed to Benefit World Agriculture
Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc. of Boca Raton has announced its plan to commercialize, industrialize and monetize the unique capabilities of the International Space Station (ISS). The group is focused on a proprietary technology designed for use in the space program, but...Sun Watching, Solar Sailing Spacecraft Prepped for 2015 Launch
Set for an early 2015 liftoff is the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), a satellite designed to monitor and warn of harmful solar activity that could impact Earth. DSCOVR is a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA...Prospects for Comet ISON Viewing Grow
Comet ISON is increasingly likely to appear brightly in the night skies of Earth in early December. The results of studies released this week suggest ISON has the qualities needed to survive its Nov. 28th brush with the sun, a point in its journey toward...NASA Orbiter Locks into Lunar Orbit
NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) achieved lunar orbit on Oct. 6. Thanks to two High Performance Apogee Thruster HiPAT phasing burns, each of the blasts by the Aerojet Rocketdyne bipropellant engine increased the spacecraft’s apogee...Scientists Detect Magmatic Water on Moon’s Surface
The Earth’s moon is taking on more of a wet look. Scientists have detected “magmatic water” on the surface of the Moon, that is, water that originates from deep within the Moon’s interior. Fresh data about water on the Moon has been percolating for several years. For...Orbital Becomes 2nd U. S. Company to Reach International Space Station with Resupply Capsule
Orbital Sciences unpiloted Cygnus capsule successfully rendezvoused with the International Space Station early Sunday, signaling the Dulles, Va., firm is prepared to shoulder future re-supply responsibilities for the six person orbiting laboratory. Astronauts Luca...U.S., Russian Astronauts Reach International Space Station
A Soyuz capsule with three U. S. and Russian astronauts docked with the International Space Station late Wednesday to restore the orbiting science lab to its usual six person status. NASA’s Mike Hopkins, a one time college football team captain; cosmonaut Oleg...Space Talk
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