Preparing Discovery for Flight
A specialized transporter brought the payload canister to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for the STS-131 mission. The canister, which is the same dimensions as the shuttle’s cargo bay, held the Leonardo supply module during the move from processing to the...Opportunity Finds Something New
From MSNBC NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has found a Martian rock covered in weird material as its odometer hit a major milestone this week, with the long-lived robot completing equivalent to a half-marathon on the Red Planet. Opportunity, now in its seventh...NASA Projects 2010 to be Hottest Ever
From the Washington Post The headline to this post may surprise many Washingtonians who are still thawing out from the cold and historically snowy winter. However, not only does a new NASA draft analysis predict that 2010 will likely set a new global temperature...Opportunity is Thinking
From Discovery Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) Spirit and Opportunity have surpassed their designed mission lifespan by an astonishing six years, but don’t let that fool you into thinking their mental capacity is suffering. Far from it. With help from the MER...NASA Encounters More Questions Over Constellation’s Cancellation From House Panel
President Obama’s proposal to cancel NASA’s Constellation Program encountered another round of stiff, bi-partisan opposition from a House oversight panel on Wednesday, as an agency official and an outside aerospace expert painted an uncertain picture of...ISS to get ‘Man Cave’
From Universe Today There might be a new favorite hang-out for astronauts aboard the International Space Station later this year. The Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) known as Leonardo – which will be going to the ISS on the upcoming STS-131 mission...Shuttle Tech
From Motherboard tv Watching astronauts repair one of the most complex machines ever built while flying 300 miles above the Earth in the new IMAX film Hubble 3D may be a ‘religious experience’. But the vehicle they took to get up there can sometimes feel...Mars Gale Crater Flyover
From Universe Today The videos are created using actual, high-resolution data from the HiRISE camera – DEM (Digital Elevation Model)- also known as DTM Digital Terrain Model files. “The videos were produced using software I originally designed to visualize...Shuttle Takes on Cargo
From Florida Today Kennedy Space Center workers today plan to install more than 15 tons of cargo inside shuttle Discovery in preparation for an April 5 launch, a date that could be made official during Friday’s flight readiness review at the spaceport. Shuttle...Space Talk
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