Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration – New Exhibit Opens!
Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration opens today, organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The just-opened exhibit launches visitors into the exciting future of space exploration as it boldly examines humanity’s next steps “out...Mars Rover Ready for Red Planet Duties
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is set for a November 25th liftoff. Its destination is Mars’ Gale Crater, with the robot slated to land there in August of next year. During the nearly two-year prime mission of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), the nuclear-powered rover...NASA seeks more “Right Stuff”
NASA needs new astronauts, and the competition for up to 15 opening is underway. As of Friday, 400 people had applied for a chance to “fly NASA” as a future astronaut assigned to a tour of duty aboard the International Space Station or a mission...China Completes Rendezvous/Docking Tests – Capsule Set to Land
Helicopters, aerial and ground search teams are on standby mode ready to recover the Shenzhou 8 unmanned spacecraft. That craft was used for docking to the prototype space lab, Tiangong 1. The unpiloted spaceship is to touch down in the main landing field in north...Book review: Out of This World – New Mexico’s Contributions to Space Travel
Out of This World – New Mexico’s Contributions to Space Travel by Loretta Hall; Rio Grande Books, Los Ranchos, New Mexico; $19.95 (Paperback); 2011. For a good many readers, I’m sure you’re hungry to slip into a spacesuit and head for the heavens. No doubt you are...Spacecraft Video Shows Asteroid Flyby
NASA’s Swift Observatory caught space rock 2005 YU55 as it zoomed past Earth in the early morning hours of November 9th. The telescopes aboard the Swift spacecraft joined professional and amateur astronomers around the globe in monitoring the fast-moving Near Earth...Future NASA Rocket for Human Exploration Gives Stellar Performance
NASA’s muscular J-2X rocket roared to life for a 500 second, full duration ground test firing on Wednesday at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Miss. Derived from NASA’s legendary Saturn V Apollo-era moon rocket, the J-2X is...Check it out! Movie clip of Asteroid Flyby: The Size of an Aircraft Carrier
Here it comes! Scientists will be tracking an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier as it flies by Earth today. Scientists working with NASA’s 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have generated a short movie clip of asteroid...Book Review: Drifting on Alien Winds – Exploring the Skies and Weather of Other Worlds
Drifting on Alien Winds – Exploring the Skies and Weather of Other Worlds by Michael Carroll; Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, New York: $39.95 (Hardcover); 2011. From the creative and artistic mind of Michael Carroll comes an original and fact-filled look at...Space Talk
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to make history this April as the first Canadian to go to the moon. 🚀 #NASA #space #moon
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The first-ever Canadian astronaut is preparing to fly to the moon this spring. 🌕 #NASA #lunarmission #space #moon
First Canadian astronaut flying to the moon this year, here’s what you need to know - NOW Toronto
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and three American astronauts will travel to the moon in April.
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NASA and the Department of Energy have announced a plan to deploy a nuclear fission reactor on the Moon by 2030. This new agreement aims to power future lunar missions with reliable, long-term energy in extreme conditions where sunlight isn't always available.
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A thorough read via @pvmagazine about how Ascent has developed thin-film PV modules for #space application; its relationships w/ spacecraft developers; and the many applications for thin-film #solar in #defense, #agrivoltaics & more.
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Ascent Solar expands frontiers for thin-film PV in space
Company also seeks terrestrial applications for its lightweight, flexible modules.
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