May 31, 2015 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Education, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Shuttle
The Orbital Perspective – Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles by Ron Garan; Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.; $27.95 (Hardcover); 2015. There have been a number of “tell-all” books authored by former space travelers. But this...
Mar 5, 2015 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Why Space
Journey To Space is a brand new, exciting and informative film, a fascinating production that spotlights the past, present, and future of space exploration. This unique documentary spotlights not only America’s giant leaps of space travel brought about by the Space...
Feb 25, 2015 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Capitol Hill News, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Space Race, The Moon
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, convened a hearing on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. The hearing was entitled “U.S. Human Exploration Goals and Commercial Space Competitiveness.” Former NASA astronauts...
Jan 21, 2015 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Planet Earth, Why Space
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union before Congress on January 20th. Within that address, Obama noted the first launch of the Orion spacecraft as part of a “re-energized” American space program that will send American astronauts to the Red...
Sep 29, 2014 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Tourism, Why Space
Windows on Earth is an educational project that features photographs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. Astronauts take hundreds of photos each day, for science research, education and public outreach. The photos are often dramatic, and help us...
Sep 8, 2014 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
It’s called a “science splashdown.” The undersea environment is the closest analogue on Earth to a gravity-weak environment like that of asteroids, the moons of Mars or Mars itself. Therefore, other than being in outer space, going to inner-space is the best place to...
Jun 24, 2014 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space Research
Question: How do you feed a six-person crew on a three-year mission to Mars? Answer: It’s not easy! That point was underscored during a June 23 panel discussion on living and working in extreme conditions at the 2014 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual...
Jun 1, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Market Research, Mars, NASA, Space Race, Why Space
A new report from the National Research Council (NRC) — Pathways to Exploration – Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration – is slated for a June 4th release. Members of the authoring committee will present the report’s...
May 15, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Kids Space, Space Research, The Moon, Why Space
Innovation the NASA Way: Harnessing the Power of Your Organization for Breakthrough Success by Rod Pyle; McGraw Hill, New York, New York; $30.00 (hard cover); 2014. Author Rod Pyle has taken an up-close look at NASA’s on-going ability to innovate, be it during the...
May 3, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science
A new treat for the eye is available via NASA’s High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment. Recently activated, the HD cameras are situated on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). The HDEV experiment yields live streaming video of Earth for...