Sep 20, 2010 | Blog, Education, Education Station, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research
Here’s a high-flying mix: Newton’s Laws of Motion, teachers and ping pong balls. Thanks to the Northrop Grumman Corporation Foundation, a novel science experiment was recently held in Cincinnati skies, making use of Zero Gravity Corporation’s aircraft. The flight was...
Sep 20, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Monday’s CSExtra includes new reports from Chinese scientists of plans for missions...
Sep 19, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Sunday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on the Washington space...
Sep 18, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Saturday’s CSExtra features of roundup of stories on space. Two spacecraft undergo...
Sep 17, 2010 | International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Uncategorized
The Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico came alive this week with multiple hurricanes, with two of the tropical cyclones reaching Category 4 force at one point — a rare occurrence. Cameras aboard the International Space Station captured close up images of Igor,...
Sep 17, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Mars, NASA, Space and Science
NASA’s next Mars rover – Curiosity – is undergoing rigorous testing by engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, the six-wheeled machine will depart Florida in late 2011, headed for a landing on...
Sep 17, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Friday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on the policy options...
Sep 16, 2010 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Space Race, Space Tourism, Spaceports
The WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) is back in the air after a landing incident on August 19th. The WK2 is the mothership that totes to drop altitude the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) suborbital spaceliner – a six passenger, two pilot craft now under development for Sir Richard Branson’s...
Sep 16, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, The Sun
Here’s a hot one! Build a spacecraft that can fly to within four million miles of the Sun and study a region that has never been explored by a space probe. Doing so will require the satellite to be equipped with a high-tech heat shield to thwart searing 2,550 degree...
Sep 16, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Thursday’s CSExtra offers a collection of stories on Boeing’s widely reported...