U.S. Space Leadership Seen At Risk
Source: Aviation Week and Space Technology By: Frank Morring, Jr. A preliminary version of an upcoming report on the link between national security and U.S. commercial launch capabilities warns that U.S. leadership in space is threatened by poor coordination in...Declining U.S. Space Power Requires Greater Cooperation
Source: The Huffington Post In 2007, the Chinese blew up one of their own weather satellites 530 miles above the Earth by hitting it with a missile. The satellite itself was essentially worthless, but the test had greater implications. It was the first time the...Bolden Seeks Support, Gerstenmaier Receives National Space Trophy
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden urged aerospace veterans on Friday to support President Obama’s initiative to develop a commercial space industry that can transport astronauts to Earth orbit as part of a long range international effort to resume human deep...Future Space Exploration Hinges on International Cooperation, Astronauts Say
Source: Space.com The final frontier must become more of an international endeavor or space exploration could stagnate, according to three veteran astronauts from two different countries. Only through further collaboration between nations to reach humanity’s...Long Lost Soviet Rover Found on the Moon
Source: National Geographic, Breaking Orbit blog It might not be in the stars for humans to return to the moon anytime soon. But NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched last year in part to scout locations for a moon base, is proving that there’s...Space Agency for Mexico Okayed
It is official. Mexico’s congress green-lighted this week the creation of a “Mexican NASA”. The new agency is called AEXA (Agencia Espacial Mexicana). AEXA will specialize in the promotion, coordination and encouragement of all matters relating to the research,...OUR VIEW: Obama’s space plan likely to leave U.S. on the ground
Source: The Star Press, Central Indiana Somebody, please give NASA something to do. President Obama’s vision for the nation’s space agency, as outlined last week, was yet another attempt by a sitting president to inspire the nation and NASA to reach for...Indian Space Program Suffers Setback
India’s blossoming space program was set back April 15 by the failure of their Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3). The GSLV-D3 vehicle lifted off successfully, but the first flight of a home-grown cryogenic upper stage did not succeed. That flight test...China Outlines Space Station Plans, NASA Future Debated
While the need for clarity swirls around U.S. President Obama’s plans for human spaceflight and NASA, China is pressing forward on its long march to gain a foothold in Earth orbit. Wang Wenbao, director of the Chinese Manned Space Engineering Office, outlined future...Space Talk
@elonmusk Congrats on the major milestone. Unimaginable to most just a few years ago.
Volunteers helped scientists study space weather using their… ears? 🎧
Yes! In a NASA citizen science project, participants listened to data translated into sound, helping identify unexpected plasma wave patterns around Earth.
Five years ago today, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took its first flight on Mars!
After 72 flights, 11 miles flown, and a top altitude of 24 meters, Ingenuity ended its mission on January 25, 2024.
@CF101B @NASA NASA and I personally have a great relationship with the Canadian Space Agency. We just put that partnership on display, as Jeremy Hansen became the first non-American to fly around the Moon, and CSA astronauts have flown to the ISS and will continue to do so on missions ahead.