First Photo! “Dawn” of a New Era in Asteroid Research
This image, processed to show the true size of Vesta, shows the first glimpse of the giant asteroid Vesta in front of a spectacular background of stars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has snapped a first image of its target – the...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...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...Weekend Brings Honors to Three Shuttle-era Astronauts at Ceremonies near Cape Canaveral and in Houston
Three of NASA’s shuttle-era astronauts where honored this weekend for their contributions to human space flight. They include Karol J. Bobko and USAF Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, who were inducted into the U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Fla., on...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...Colleagues of Astronaut Paolo Nespoli Join in Mourning his Mother’s Death
The six U. S., Russian and European astronauts aboard the International Space Station observed a moment of silence on Wednesday to honor Maria Nespoli, the mother of Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli. She died Monday near Milan, according to the European Space Agency....Thursday Marks 50th Anniversary of First U. S. Human Spaceflight
The United States marks the 50th anniversary of the nation’s first human space flight on Thursday, the 15-minute voyage of Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard Jr. The May 5, 1961, suborbital flight in the one-man Mercury 7 capsule designated Freedom 7 lifted...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...Space Talk
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