Feb 18, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Comets, Exploration, International Cooperation, Legislative Activity, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
The skies have spoken, and their message was one of concern. Early Friday, while people around the world watched and waited for an asteroid half the size of a football field, 2012 DA14, to skim by the Earth between the orbits of communications and navigational...
Feb 15, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, Space and Science, Space Research
In Gale Crater on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover, is examining the rock and soil before it begins a long trek up Mt. Sharp in search of evidence the now cold dry planet was once warm and wet enough to host some form of life. In U.S. hospitals, QC...
Feb 11, 2013 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Market Research, Mars, NASA, Space Race
A new national opinion poll has found a “Mars Generation” that’s confident humans will go to Mars by 2033. When told that there are currently two operational NASA rovers on Mars – the NASA Curiosity and Opportunity rovers — 67 percent of respondents agreed the...
Feb 1, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Planet Earth, Space Research
Though separated by many miles, President Obama joined with the families of shuttle Columbia’s crew and the many from NASA who fanned out across the country on Friday to pay tribute to the seven astronauts who perished a decade ago as they...
Jan 26, 2013 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Multimedia, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Tourism, Why Space
The “Overview Effect” was first described by author Frank White in 1987 – an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and humankind’s place upon it. A recently released short film — ‘Overview’ explores this phenomenon through...
Jan 18, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research
Oxygen…you can’t live without it. And you can’t leave Earth without it either. On long duration space travel, astronauts need to carry out rigorous exercise to help combat the effects of microgravity on the body. NASA engineers at the Glenn Research Center in...
Jan 13, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Education, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Space Research
It’s not on commercial television, nor are the teams of high school students ranked weekly by the sports media. Yet the competition is intense as student teams sponsored by NASA and the European Space Agency and their respective partners compete for the...
Jan 2, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Legislative Activity, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
A rare New Year’s Day legislative session in Washington produced a response to the Fiscal Cliff — one that led to House passage late Tuesday of a Senate sponsored measure that delays for two months sharp cuts in defense and non-defense spending...
Dec 28, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon, Why Space
Now available from the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) e-book webpage is the seminal book – The Lunar Sourcebook: A User’s Guide to the Moon. This is a treasure-trove of a volume, including sections on: Return to the Moon; Current Understanding of the Moon: A Base...
Dec 27, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Ask the Experts — Answers, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Space Shuttle, Why Space
NASA has issued an impressive volume, just right for reading as the space agency encounters a new year. NASA at 50: Interviews with NASA’s Senior Leadership is edited by Rebecca Wright, Sandra Johnson, and Steven J. Dick. The 50th anniversary of NASA on 1...