Keys to a New Dawn: Commercial Space Travel
All is in readiness for dedication ceremonies of Spaceport America’s new Terminal Hangar Facility – a futuristic structure to house Virgin Galactic space vehicles and serve as a departure and arrival terminal for the spaceline firm’s space passengers. Virgin...Wow! View of Asteroid Vesta’s South Polar Region
The NASA Dawn mission to asteroid Vesta has provided a new perspective of the asteroid that shows the topography, but removes the overall curvature of the space rock. The peak of Vesta’s south pole mountain as seen in the center of the image, rises about 13 miles (22...Mars Expedition Prepares for “Return” to Earth
Six crewmembers of a simulated mission to Mars have been isolated in a special facility near Moscow since June of last year. The crew will “arrive back on Earth” on November 4 and go into quarantine for four days for medical checks. Mars500 is the first full-duration...Pick of the Crop! Space Farm 7 Corn Maze Contest
It is being called the newest form of “agritainment”. In a special outreach titled Space Farm 7, seven of the nation’s top agritourism farms have been selected to celebrate and honor the U.S. space program in collaboration with NASA this fall. Each farm has planted...China Prepares for First Rendezvous and Docking Mission
China is set to conduct its first space rendezvous and docking mission. An unpiloted Shenzhou 8 spacecraft is being readied for launch, followed by a docking to the recently launched Tiangong 1 target vehicle. Tiangong 1—a large space module — was hurled into...Scream In Space? Smartphone Apps to Run on Satellite
How to test the theory ‘in space no one can hear you scream’ – made popular in the 1979 film ‘Alien’? Space technology experts from Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and the Surrey Space Centre (SSC) at the University of Surrey have announced the winners of a...NASA’s Mercury Mission Yields Global Maps, New Science Data
NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft entered orbit about Mercury in mid-March. The probe’s one-year study of Mercury that is now underway is providing exciting science. After its first Mercury solar day (176 Earth...New Findings! NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Surveys Asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn mission has been orbiting asteroid Vesta since mid-July – and scientists are overjoyed with what they are seeing! For instance, the southern hemisphere of the asteroid boasts one of the largest mountains in the Solar System. Other results show that Vesta’s...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...Space Talk
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Why Mars?
Mars fascinates researchers because it shares certain similarities with Earth, including seasons, polar ice caps, volcanoes, and rocky terrain.
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Partial lunar eclipse magic ✨
The moon dipped in Earth’s shadow glowing like a copper orb. Pure cosmic beauty! 🌕❤️
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Day 1048 - NGC 5584
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