NASA Outlines Commercial Crew Safety Certification Plans
Just days after selecting industry partners for a third round of competitive commercial crew space transportation development, NASA on Wedesday outlined plans to certify the safety of the winning designs and operators, launch at least one piloted demonstration...U. S., Russian and Japanese Astronauts Lift Off for Space Station from Kazakhstan
An all veteran crew of U. S., Russian and Japanese astronauts lifted off for the International Space Station late Saturday and a demanding four month mission filled with multi-national resupply activities, a pair of spacewalks and a challenging research agenda....U. S., Russian, European Crew Lands in Kazakhstan
U.S., Russian and European astronauts landed safely inKazakhstan early Sunday, ending a 6 1/2 mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz transport with Don Pettit, Oleg Kononenko and Andre Kuipers touched down under parachute at 4:14 a.m, EDT, or...Astronauts Visit Undersea Base to Simulate Asteroid Exploration
Four U.S., European and Japanese astronauts will evaluate a range of asteroid exploration strategies, following their descent on Monday to NOAA’s Aquarius Reef Base under sea habitat off Key Largo,Fla., for a 12-day stay. Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, a...Dragon Splashes Down, Ending Successful Commercial Space Demo
The SpaceX Dragon mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the southern California coast on Thursday, bringing a successful conclusion to a nine-day test flight. The voyage marked the first U.S.commercial re-supply mission to the six-person International Space...Kepler, Hubble, Seven Others Get NASA’s Okay to Keep on Searching
NASA has extended nine of the agency’s astrophysics missions – programs like Kepler and Hubble that probe the cosmos in search of answers to some of the our most profound questions – how did the universe originate, how did it evolve, are there other planets like the...New UN Report: Space and Climate Change – Use of Space-based Technologies
United Nations organizations are making full use of space-based technologies in a shared quest to enhance our ability to manage planet Earth and to address the critical challenges facing the human condition. “Climate change threatens to have a catastrophic impact on...U. S. Secretary of State: Global Powers in Need of Space Code of Conduct
Secretary of State Hilliary Rodham Clinton pledged a new U. S.-led effort on Tuesday to develop an international space code of conduct to foster peaceful and productive uses of outer space. The initative — an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space...Book Review: Fifty Years on the Space Frontier – Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More
Fifty Years on the Space Frontier: Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More by Robert W. Farquhar; Outskirts Press, Inc., Denver, Colorado; (hard cover); $32.36; 2011 There is renewed and growing interest in imaginative use of L-points in space – special spots in...Space Talk
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