NASA, Nine Other Space Agencies Look to Future Cooperation in the Exploration of Deep Space

Aug 31, 2011 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, The Moon

  Senior officials from NASA and the space agencies of nine other nations gathered in Kyoto, Japan on Tuesday to shape a coordinated multinational strategy for space exploration called the Global Exploration Roadmap. The planning, under way for a year, identifies...

Book Review: My Dream of Stars – From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer

Jun 26, 2011 | Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Tourism

My Dream of Stars – From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer by Anousheh Ansari with Homer Hickam; Palgrave Macmillan; New York, New York: $16.00 (softcover); $25.00 (hardcover); 2010. This is a love story…anchored here on Earth with her soulmate, Hamid – as well...

Reentry Recorder Onboard Incoming Automated Transfer Vehicle

Jun 20, 2011 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Space and Science, Space Research

Update: First word post-reentry of the ATV is that this experiment failed to phone home! An analysis is underway to determine what happened to the device. Meanwhile, data from the successful test of this device from the March reentry is ongoing and promises to provide...