Jan 4, 2011 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Shuttle, The Moon, The Sun, Why Space
Space – From Earth to the Edge of the Universe by editors Carole Stott, Robert Dinwiddie, David Hughes and Giles Sparrow; Dorling Kindersley(DK) Publishing; New York, New York; $40.00 (hard cover); 2010. Space is big…but so is this large format book. This is a...
Dec 24, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, Education, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science
Wave to the U. S., European and Russian astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station this week through a global campaign organized by www.isswave.org. The web site offers five different ways to find out when and where to look in the...
Dec 17, 2010 | International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Space and Science
A multi-national crew of astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Friday, restoring the number of men and woman living aboard the orbiting laboratory to six. NASA’s Catherine Coleman, Dmitry Kondratyev of Russia and European Space Agency...
Nov 26, 2010 | International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Doug Wheelock and Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin of Russia, descended safely into northern Kazakhstan on Thanksgiving night, ending their 5 1/2 month mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz capsule...
Nov 23, 2010 | Education, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, The Moon, The Sun
Three U. S. members of the International Space Station crew raved about the beauty of the Earth and discussed the risks associated with their work on Tuesday, as they fielded questions about life aboard the orbiting laboratory from students who attend two Washington...
Nov 22, 2010 | International Cooperation, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science
The human exploration of Mars figures prominently in a new declaration from 30 nations supporting global cooperation in the future exploration and uses of space, under the banner of the half-century old International Academy of Astronautics. At a Washington summit on...
Nov 21, 2010 | Blog, Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, The Moon
A NASA, university and industry team is studying mid-decade human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. Detailed by the team are options for long-duration “Gateway” habitats. An interim look at such a prospect is being briefed at high-levels within NASA, a plan that...
Nov 20, 2010 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Hubble Space Telescope, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
Trailblazing Mars – NASA’s Next Giant Leap by Pat Duggins; University Press of Florida; Gainesville, Florida; $24.95 (hard cover); 2010. The distant reddish hue of Mars in the night sky is a magnet for exploration. Eye-catching glimpses of the red planet were first...
Nov 15, 2010 | International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Research
Two Russian cosmonauts retrieved and installed external science experiments and fastened a work platform in place during a long spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday. Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Skripochka confined their activities to the...
Nov 15, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Spaceports
A study team, comprised of NASA, university and research institute planners, has taken a dedicated look at a flexible path to multiple destinations in space. The focus of the group is to evaluate concepts for post-International Space Station (ISS) space habitation...