Aug 6, 2010 | Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, The Moon
Though nearing an August recess, the full U. S. Senate on Thursday (Aug. 5) passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, which seeks to strike a compromise with the White House over the space agency’s future direction. The House, which is already in recess, has...
Aug 6, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Mars, NASA, Space Research, The Moon
On the move…ATHLETE robot wheels into the future. Credit: NASA/JPL Sure, athletes are always in workout mode. But what about a robot? Check out the moves of the All-Terrain Hex-Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer – short named: ATHLETE Under development at...
Aug 4, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, The Moon
Something old, something new! Photo comparison courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University. Earth’s crater-pocked old Moon sports a new feature. Thanks to the high-power imaging system – the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC for...
Aug 4, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science
Just relayed imagery from NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover show it making progress on its long distance trek toward Endeavour crater. Back here on Earth, operators of the rover have had Endeavour in their sights since the summer of 2008, when the wheeled machinery on...
Aug 2, 2010 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Why Space
Voyager: Seeking Newer Worlds in the Third Great Age of Discovery by Stephen J. Pyne; Viking/Penguin Group (USA); New York, New York; (hard cover); $29.95; 2010. This is an exceptional book by an award-winning environmental historian and author – a volume that...
Aug 2, 2010 | Blog, Exploration, NASA, Space and Science, This Week in Space
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Jul 27, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
The NASA Advisory Council’s Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense is grappling with a set of recommendations – one of which could have the space agency set up a coordination office to help protect Earth from Near Earth Objects (NEOs). A special seven-person...
Jul 27, 2010 | Constellation Program, Exploration, Legislative Activity, The Moon
The investigative arm of Congress sided with NASA on Monday in a report sought by lawmakers over concerns the agency had slowed 2010 spending on the Constellation Program, while they reviewed White House plans to cancel the six-year-old, back-to-the-moon initiative....
Jul 25, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space and Science, Space Research
Columbus module with ACES containing PHARAO and Space H-Maser. Credits: ESA – D. Ducros The International Space Station (ISS) will be the site for an exciting new investigation – probing the principal theories of physics. The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space...
Jul 23, 2010 | Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, The Moon
After months of gridlock, the House and Senate have engaged with the White House in a recent flurry of legislative activities intended to produce an agreement on the future of NASA-led space exploration. However, key differences remain, especially over the much larger...