May 15, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, China, Commercial Space, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Why Space
Space Chronicles – Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Edited by Avis Lang); W.W. Norton & Co., New York; $26.95 (hardcover); 2012. This delightful read comes courtesy of a thoughtful, charismatic astrophysicist and renowned popular speaker – an...
May 4, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Uncategorized
The nation’s NASA and NOAA administered Earth observation program is on shakey ground, the National Research Council, a Congressionally-chartered think tank, concluded in a report issued this week. A 21-member panel of scientists and engineers assembled...
May 3, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science
NASA astronaut and space station crew member, Don Pettit, is cranking out video that examines how microgravity affects scientific principles. The series is called “Science Off the Sphere” – physics experiments performed on the International Space Station using...
Apr 27, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Space Research
A three man U. S. and Russian International Space Station crew returned safely to Earth early Friday, ending a 165 day mission to the orbiting science laboratory. The 28 Soyuz mission spacecraft with NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton...
Apr 24, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Planet Earth
Planetary Resources, Inc. announced today its plan to mine Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies, the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions...
Apr 23, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, Why Space
The space economy is growing on a global scale, reaching $289.8 billion in 2011, representing a 12 percent rise in commercial revenuees and government budgets over the prior year, 41 percent over the previous five years. Most of the growth came from the...
Apr 21, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Why Space
A new private firm has been established, one that has set their trajectory on mining the treasure trove of available space resources. Next week, the key spark plugs behind Planetary Resources, Inc. are set to discuss the start-up venture: X Prize founder, Peter H....
Apr 14, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
A search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has pulled in its antenna horns a bit to carry out a new agenda of scientific research – some of which is far closer to Earth. The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is situated at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in Northern...
Apr 8, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, European Space Agency, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Cooperation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Space and Science
NASA has extended nine of the agency’s astrophysics missions – programs like Kepler and Hubble that probe the cosmos in search of answers to some of the our most profound questions – how did the universe originate, how did it evolve, are there other planets like the...
Apr 3, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Research
A technology demonstration underway aboard the International Space Station — of all places — promises to improve safety and security on the world’s oceans. And that is saying a lot — about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by...