Mar 16, 2011 | International Space Station, NASA
A three-man, U. S. and Russian Soyuz crew descended to a wintry landing in Kazakhstan early Wednesday, ending a 159-day voyage to the International Space Station for NASA’s Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka. The landing, under parachute...
Mar 13, 2011 | Commercial Space, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science
The vast scope of the disaster in Japan from Friday’s Earthquake and Tsunami is vivid in satellite views. Some of the most stirring high altitude photographs come from DigitalGlobe, the Longmont, Colo., satellite imagery company. NASA’s Terra and Aqua...
Mar 2, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space Research
New study cites food science challenges for NASA missions to Mars. Credit: NASA A new study has tackled the challenges ahead for astronauts trekking to Mars and beyond – underscoring the need for food to sustain crew members on lengthy space missions. The food system...
Feb 21, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
UN in Vienna discusses space solutions Credit: UN Experts from around the globe took part early this month in the 48th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). The gathering...
Feb 7, 2011 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, The Moon
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver is given a tour of the Bigelow Aerospace facilities on February 4 by the company’s President Robert Bigelow. The tour showcased the private firm’s work on expandable space modules. Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA is reviewing use...
Jan 30, 2011 | Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Space Research, Space Shuttle
Russia’s 41st Progress supply capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station late Saturday, the latest in a series of unmanned global cargo vessels headed for the six person orbiting science laboratory. The Progress capsule linked to the...
Jan 21, 2011 | European Space Agency, International Space Station, Space Research
Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka breezed through a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday, installing a communications antenna and video camera as well as collecting external science experiments. The work outside the...
Jan 12, 2011 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, Space Tourism
If you’re anxious to travel into space – and have the tens of millions of dollars to shoulder your passion – then the news today from Space Adventures you’ll like. Working with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (FSA) and Rocket Space Corporation...
Jan 11, 2011 | Exploration, International Space Station, NASA, Space Research, Space Shuttle
U. S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Susan Helms and U. S. Air Force Col. (Ret) Karol J. Bobko will be inducted in to the U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Fla., the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation announced. Induction ceremonies are planned for May 7 at the Kennedy...
Jan 10, 2011 | European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth
Commander Scott Kelly led a solemn observance aboard the International Space Station on Monday for those where were killed and wounded on Saturday during a shooting rampage at a political rally in Tucson, Arizona. Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the wife...