Feb 17, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA
Space travelers have an ear for music! Indeed, according to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euronews, there are many links between music and space. Astronauts take their favorite rock music with them to orbit, while musicians on Earth often take inspiration from the...
Feb 16, 2012 | International Space Station, Roscosmos, Space and Science
Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, center right, are dwarfed by the outside of the International Space Station as they move along an the slender arm of an outstretched cargo crane. Photo Credit/NASA TV Spacewalking...
Feb 9, 2012 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
A new tool for gravitational research in Earth orbit also marks a new era of commercial utilization of the U.S. National Laboratory – a module that’s part of the International Space Station (ISS). Astrium Space Transportation and NanoRacks LLC have teamed up to offer...
Feb 4, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, The Moon
NASA received a startling number of applications for a relatively small number of openings in the agency’s next class of astronauts — the men and women will live and work aboard the International Space Station, pioneer the use of new...
Feb 4, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, The Moon
NASA’s Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth has issued a fascinating video, courtesy of the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station (ISS). The sequence of shots was taken January 9, 2012 from 11:45:52 to 11:55:44 GMT, on a pass over the...
Feb 1, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Shuttle
It is known as the Flame Extinguishment Experiment, or FLEX for short. The work on improving fire-fighting techniques in space is being done on the Destiny module of the International Space Station. While important for human space travelers, the experiments on the ISS...
Jan 25, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Education, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Space Research
U. S.and European high school student teams prevailed in a competition this week aboard the International Space Station involving a trio of colorful robotic spheres involved in the simulated exploration of an asteroid. In all, 36 teams competed in the third...
Jan 18, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, China, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Planet Earth, Roscosmos, Space and Science
Secretary of State Hilliary Rodham Clinton pledged a new U. S.-led effort on Tuesday to develop an international space code of conduct to foster peaceful and productive uses of outer space. The initative — an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space...
Jan 9, 2012 | International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science
Nearly one in three likely U. S.voters considers global warming a “very serious” issue, according to a newly released survey. In all, 64 percent believe the rise in temperature is at least a “somewhat serious” problem, according...
Jan 4, 2012 | Canadian Space Agency, Comets, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos
Dreaming in space is like dreaming on Earth — except when it’s not. Two of the station’s newest tenants fielded the question Wednesday during a series if interviews with Space.com and Fox News. “My dreaming is exactly like on...