Offer Some Advice on NASA’s Future, While Someone’s Listening
NASA was directed by Congress to re-assess its future, as part of the agency’s 2012 appropriations bill. The task, which must be completed soon, was assigned to the National Research Council, an arm of the National Academies. The National Academies serve...At 40, NASA Initiated Landsat Earth Observation Program Still Delivers
Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the nation’s long-lived Landsat program, whose cornerstone is a succession of polar orbiting satellites developed do document the changing face of the Earth — changes both attributed to nature, like volcanic...YouTube Student Bacteria, Spider Experiments Begin Journey to Space Station
The winning experiments of YouTube’s Space Lab student contest hurtled into orbit late Friday, bound for the International Space Station and the opportunity to break ground on research with bacteria and spiders in the weightlessness of space. Contest proposals...Spacecraft 3D: Augmented-reality Apps for Apple devices
There’s a great way to study the 3-D nature of NASA spacecraft. Thanks to space specialists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a new application can bring robotic spacecraft to life. It’s available for free on the iPhone and iPad…and just in time for the...Soyuz Spacecraft Delivers U.S., Russian Astronauts to International Space Station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft reached the International Space Station early Thursday, safely delivering a pair of cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut to the orbiting science laboratory. New arrivals Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin and Joseph Acaba were greeted by...Hubble’s Hidden Treasures
Ever find yourself outside on a clear night, looking out at the cosmos wondering what it would be like to fly really close to the stars? Maybe, someday. But a contest involving the Hubble Space Telescope, a 22-year-old collaboration between NASA and the...Montana 4th Graders Score Amazing Lunar Photos
While NASA’s twin groundbreaking GRAIL mission spacecraft probe the mysteries of the moon’s interior, fourth graders at the Emily Dickenson Elementary School of Bozeman, Mont., have carried out some complementary lunar unraveling of their own....Teen Winners Emerge in YouTube Space Station Experiment Contest
Bacteria and Spiders may seem like an unwelcome combination. But put them tegether with some astronauts aboard the International Space Station and something quite fascinating is bound to happen. So figured Dorothy Chen and Sara Ma, both 16 of Troy, Mich., and Amr...U. S., European High School Students Win Space Station Robotics Competition
U. S.and European high school student teams prevailed in a competition this week aboard the International Space Station involving a trio of colorful robotic spheres involved in the simulated exploration of an asteroid. In all, 36 teams competed in the third...Space Talk
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