Space Agency for Mexico Okayed
It is official. Mexico’s congress green-lighted this week the creation of a “Mexican NASA”. The new agency is called AEXA (Agencia Espacial Mexicana). AEXA will specialize in the promotion, coordination and encouragement of all matters relating to the research,...President eyes Mars, not moon
Source: USA Today President Obama took on critics of his space exploration plans Thursday, vowing that his proposals will allow the nation to “reach space faster and more often.” The president said his space program would allow astronauts to visit an...The Conrad Foundation announces the 2010 Pete Conrad Scholars
Recipe for the Future: Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards Program Combines Entrepreneurship, Imagination and High-School Innovators Moffett Field, CA – April 12, 2010 – The Conrad Foundation’s 2010 Innovation Summit concluded over the weekend with the...Discovery Astronauts Discuss Their Flight With Students
Educator-astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger and fellow crew members aboard the shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station answered questions from 700 Kindergarten though 12th grade students on Saturday about their space flight experiences....Eight Wonders of the Solar System, Made Interactive
From Scientific American: What might future explorers of the solar system see? Artist Ron Miller takes the viewer on a journey to eight of the most breathtaking views that await explorers of our solar system. The scale of these natural wonders dwarfs anything Earth...Shuttle Experiment Probes Infectious Disease Process in Humans
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the unique conditions of space flight will be used to examine how cells remain healthy or succumb to disease, particularly in the face of stress or damage. At Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Biodesign Institute researchers...Danger Mars Colonists! Need for Predicting Space Storms
Future inhabitants of Mars (those that are not already there, perhaps) are in need of a space storm monitoring system. That’s the advice of Roger Dube, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in...Cassini at Saturn: “Outta Sight” Imagery of Mimas
The Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn continues to churn out mind-blowing imagery. Collected last month during its closest flyby yet of Saturn’s “Death Star” looking moon, Mimas, new imagery is available for your perusal. The verdict from Carolyn...Spirit of Innovation Awards: Vote Now!
Your Vote Needed! Spirit of Innovation AwardsWant to lend a hand in shaping the future?You’ve got a vote in the Spirit of Innovation Awards – akin to a technological version of “Revenge of the Nerds” meets “American Idol.”The Spirit...Space Talk
@keeptheselect Have a great weekend!
@keeptheselect Have a great weekend!
Ever feel like screaming into a void?
Roman has your back. The mission will discover tens of thousands of cosmic voids — immense spaces between galaxy clusters where dark energy dominates. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/4n6LcPk
Envelope expansion isn't just about going higher and faster for an X-plane like NASA's quiet supersonic X-59. It's also about understanding how a one-of-a-kind aircraft operates in flight.
With each maneuver, engineers collect data and learn more about the aircraft's
