SIM-Asteroid: Aquanauts to Train for Space Rock Exploration
Astronauts are taking a “bottom’s up” approach to a future space target – an asteroid. To get a better handle on how best to reconnoiter a space rock, NASA scientists and technicians are engaged in planning the 15th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission...Book Review: Realizing Tomorrow – The Path to Private Spaceflight
Realizing Tomorrow – The Path to Private Spaceflight by Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom; University of Nebraska Press; $34.95 (Hard cover); 2011. Tighten your seat belt for a wonderful ride of a read that tells the incredible tale of the dedicated people...NASA Orbiter Chalks Up Mercury Insights
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft circling the planet Mercury has chalked up its 100th orbit. That milestone...Space Exploration Generates Global Videos, Photos, Ads
Response to last month’s Yuri’s Night included inspiring space-themed videos, photos, and advertisements from around the world. Entries in the Global Sweepstakes created winners and runners-up in a number of contests. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the interest people...Asteroid Flyby of Earth – A Stone’s Throw Away!
One of Mother Nature’s good-sized space rocks is slipping past Earth this November – and this asteroid is a little bit wider than an aircraft carrier! That’s the word from asteroid experts at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The flyby of the space rock is on...Picking Up Speed! SpaceShipTwo Glide Flights
SpaceShipTwo completes 6th glide test. Photo Credit: Bill Deaver, Deaver-Wiggins and Associates Things have been busy at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California! It’s the home of Scaled Composites and the firm’s ongoing work to develop a passenger-carrying...Fingernail-sized Satellites to Plow New Ground in Space
Courtesy: Cornell University/Provided Courtesy: Cornell University/Provided Onboard space shuttle Endeavour — on target for launch this Friday — thin, one-inch square chips are headed for mounting on the International Space Station. Developed by...China Seeks Name/Logo for Its Space Station
Credit: CMSEO The director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) has called upon Chinese people around the world for a logo and a distinctive name for that country’s first crewed space station. CMSEO’s Wang Wenbao announced the plan to have ideas and...NASA Medical Breakthroughs Spotlighted on HowStuffWorks.com
Credit: NASA Spinoff HowStuffWorks.com has posted an impressive listing of what breakthroughs in medicine came from NASA. The roster of medical advances that came at least in part from NASA research includes: Cool suit to lower body temperature in treatment of...Space Talk
A proud moment for humanity - the #NASA–#ISRO satellite #NISAR has entered its final science-operations phase.
As its powerful radar turns skyward, we’re poised to unlock new insights into #Earth’s changing #climate, #ecosystems, and natural #hazards.
May this mission inspire…
On 29 November 2018, the world took a historic leap in space exploration when #NASA’s InSight lander deployed its seismometer on Mars - capturing #Marsquakes for the very first time.
This breakthrough opened a new window into understanding the #RedPlanet’s interior and…
Day 1049 - Terzan 2
📷Hubble
#Space #Astronomy #Hubble
Time to space out. #cosmic #space #ImagineArt
