Astronaut Mike Fossum, the International Space Station Commander, Goes 1 on 1 with the Middle School Students at the Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technical Conference
 International Space Station commander Mike Fossum, a NASA astronaut, took a series of wide ranging questions from middle school students on Tuesday. The students are participants in the Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technical Conference at the University of...Book Review: Psychology of Space Exploration
Psychology of Space Exploration, Edited by Douglas Vakoch, NASA History Series SP-2011- 4411, Government Printing Office (GPO); (Hardcover) $27.00; (Paperback) $23.00; Washington, D.C.; 2011. You’re going to find a rich, motherload of information here regarding a...NASA Satellite Re-entry: The Fall of UARS (Updated)
Note: Go to: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/591662main_UARS%20Map.pdf NASA UPDATE: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:37:25 AM MDT NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24. The...Video Tour of Asteroid Vesta! Dawn Spacecraft Unveils Surprises
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is circling asteroid Vesta – a world that’s an eye-full of oddness. A video has been created to show the rocky world with enormous craters and mountains. The spacecraft is carrying a German camera system on board, has been orbiting the asteroid...Mars Rover Opportunity: Stand by for New Discovery?
There is exciting news streaming in from Mars. That’s the word as NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover appears to be on the verge of a new discovery – more evidence of a wet Mars. The Mars rover Opportunity has been scouting about after reaching the rim of the huge Endeavour...Obstacle Course Yields Clues to Human Space Travel
How best to develop a way to measure astronauts’ physical capacities and keep them safe in space, whether they are onboard the International Space Station, working on the Moon or outbound on a future mission to Mars? A research project at Kansas State University is...NASA Satellite: Re-entry Update
NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, is expected to re-enter later this month. According to a NASA-posted UARS update, as of Sept. 12th, the orbit of UARS was 145 mi by 165 mi (235 km by 265 km). Re-entry is expected during the last week of September,...Book Review: Burt Rutan’s Race to Space – The Magician of Mojave and His Flying Innovations
Burt Rutan’s Race to Space – The Magician of Mojave and His Flying Innovations by Dan Linehan; Zenith Press, Minneapolis, MN; $30.00 (hardcover); July 2011. Burt Rutan is an aerospace maverick, racking up a long list of innovative airplane designs – including...New Report Flags Orbital Debris Threat
A blue ribbon panel of experts has reported that NASA needs a strategic plan to manage orbital debris efforts. Furthermore, they report that risks are increasing for satellites and the International Space Station. The report — Limiting Future Collision...Follow Us
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