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...
Aug 23, 2011 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth
It’s big, powerful, and has caught the eyes of astronauts on the International Space Station. The large and looming hurricane Irene was caught on camera yesterday from the ISS by astronaut Ron Garan. The image above shows the storm passing over the Caribbean. In a...
Aug 16, 2011 | Commercial Space, International Space Station, NASA
SpaceX announced Monday it will aim for a Nov. 30 launching of the first U. S. commercial cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. Launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Force Station,Fla., the SpaceX Dragon capsule and its load...
Aug 10, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Blog, China, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Space Race
China continues to press forward in its plans to loft an experimental space laboratory – and according to one space watcher, China’s Tiangong I may fly sooner than expected. According to Gregory Kulacki, a senior analyst and China Project manager at the Union of...
Aug 3, 2011 | Education, European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Space and Science
Persistent spacewalking cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev successfully deployed ARISSat-1, a 57-pound educational satellite from the International Space Station on Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Russian Yuri Gagarin’s first human...
Jun 27, 2011 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Planet Earth, Space and Science
A Canadian firm has announced it intends to offer the world’s first ever, live HD video feed of Earth from space. UrtheCast (pronounced “EarthCast”) is working in an exclusive relationship with Russia’s RSC Energia to build, launch, install, and operate two cameras on...
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...
Jun 24, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
The development of exam techniques for use on the International Space Station (ISS) is expanding the use of ultrasound on Earth. These techniques are in use by non-physician astronauts to perform ultrasound exams on their space colleagues. Why ultrasound? Ultrasound...
Jun 23, 2011 | International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos
An unpiloted Russian supply craft docked successfully with the International Space Station on Thursday, delivering 5,800 pounds of fuel, food, water, medical supplies and spare parts. The Progress 43 linked with the station’s aft most docking port at 12:37 p.m.,...
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...