NASA Embarks on New Course with House Passage of Senate Authorization Bill
Congress set a new course for human deep space exploration as well as commercial space travel late Wednesday, when the House passed the Senate version of a 2010 NASA authorization measure with strong bi-partisan support. The 304 to 118 vote came just prior to...China Set to Launch Second Moon Orbiter
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – China is ready to embark on its second launch of an orbiter to the Moon – another step in a multi-faceted lunar exploration agenda. Chang’E-2 is now ready for departure from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The targeted takeoff window is...U.S. Leadership in Science and Technology Continues to Slip, Experts Tell House Panel
Some of the nation’s leading experts in science, technology and innovation warned the House Science and Technology Committee on Wednesday that the United States is continuing to lose its global pre-eminence in science and engineering, a trend that will have...Handicaps for Space Agencies and Industry Flagged
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Political, institutional or industrial uncertainties are a real handicap for space agencies as well as for industry. That’s a take home message from a plenary meeting dedicated to the impact of governments’ space policy changes on industry –...Greater Coordination of U. S. Space Policy Essential to Future of U. S. National Security, Economic Well Being, Says Aerospace Industries Association
The Aerospace Industries Association called Tuesday for a national space management and coordination body that reports to the U. S. president as part of a strategy to address significant issues that threaten national security as well as the domestic economic standing....House Poised to vote Wednesday on Senate Version of NASA Blueprint
The House is poised to take up a 2010 NASA Authorization measure on Wednesday prior to adjourning for the November elections, U. S. Rep. Bart Gordon, chair of the House Science and Technology Committee, said Monday in a statement. However, it will be the Senate...Wow…Up-close Images! Mars Rover Studies New Find
New images from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity show the robot now studying a dark rock on the red planet, thought to be an iron meteorite. The toaster-sized rock is being given a scientific look by Opportunity’s robot arm that’s laden with instruments....Mars Rover: New Image, Likely Meteorite
NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has rolled into close rendezvous with a likely meteorite. The object was seen from a distance, with scientists commanding the robot to scoot on by the possible space rock. Opportunity will be used to further analyze the rock. At first...Captured by Cassini – Saturn’s Aurora!
A celestial light show has been captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft as it explores ringed Saturn and its entourage of moons. A new movie and images have been made using spacecraft data that show Saturn’s shimmering aurora over a two-day period. “Saturn’s auroras are...Space Talk
NASA Futurist Monty K Reed demonstrating the use of the EEG cap in BCI (Brain Computer Interface) in the laboratory to control the LIFESUIT Powered Robotic Suit aka Exoskeleton that helps paralyzed people walk again Followed by a demonstration of Mind Reading #NASAFuturist #NASA
A trip to Mars could come at a heartbreaking cost https://buff.ly/CT84AAs
An interesting report @UniverseToday via @physorg_com on a newly published study which helps quantify the types of health problems facing us if we ever colonise Mars.
#Space #Mars
uh esta #esa en la gala taylor te pido que no te saques una foto no me quiero aguantar a las otras toda la noche NO TE PONGAS GAGÁ
I ended up hand-drawing all 88 constellation illustrations for my app to ensure they perfectly match the actual lines connecting the stars.
I was looking for a more modern Japanese illustration style, so I decided to create them myself!
#space #astronomy #AstroPlotorium
