CSExtra–Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday’s CSExtra leads with NASA’s continued work on the Ares 1 rocket, though the Constellation program is facing cancellation. More on space policy and NASA’s future. Meanwhile, shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on...CSExtra–Sunday. May 16, 2010
Sunday’s CSE Extra. Shuttle Atlantis closes in on the International Space Station. Docking expected Sunday at 9:27 a.m., CDT. The Link up will start a one week visit that will unite 12 U.S. Russian and Japanese astronauts on the station for the installation of a...Japan Ready to Launch Venus Orbiter, Solar Sail
Japan is ready to launch its Venus Climate Orbiter “Akatsuki” as well as a small solar power sail demonstrator, the IKAROS. The two payloads will be lofted via Japan’s H-2A booster from the Tanegashima Space Center. Liftoff is slated for Monday, May 17 at 5:45 pm east...STS-132
CSExtra–Saturday, May 15, 2010
Saturday’s space news scan is dominated by stories on the lift off of shuttle Atlantis on what is likely the final voyage of the 25-year old winged orbiter. Atlantis is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on Sunday just before 10:30 a.m., EDT....Drilling on Mars: Space Solution to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill?
Could drilling on the red planet offer some insight into dealing with that horrific, on-going saga of an oil spill off the Louisiana coast? A host of solutions are being reviewed to cut off spewing oil from 5,000 feet below sea-level. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu...CSExtra–Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday’s space news scan: The Senate Appropriations Committee includes a measure halting the cancellation of NASA’s Constellation Program in a spending bill for the Afghan war. More on a Senate hearing on Wednesday in which Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong...Last Flight for Atlantis Begins Tomorrow
Absent congressional action to delay the end of the space shuttle program, the Atlantis orbiter will make its final flight to orbit at 2:20 pm EDT tomorrow. The weather forecast for the STS-132 launch is 70% favorable. The 12-day mission will take a Russian mini...Book Review: Packing for Mars – The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Packing for Mars – The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach; W.W. Norton & Company, New York, New York; (hard cover) $25.95; August 2010. This is an appealing and original look at human space exploration. The author pulls back the Velcro to...Space Talk
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