Jul 25, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space and Science, Space Research
Columbus module with ACES containing PHARAO and Space H-Maser. Credits: ESA – D. Ducros The International Space Station (ISS) will be the site for an exciting new investigation – probing the principal theories of physics. The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space...
Jul 2, 2010 | International Space Station, Uncategorized
An automated Russian Progress cargo capsule aborted its docking with the International Space Station on Friday. The six U. S. and Russian astronauts aboard the orbital outpost were never in danger as the unmanned capsule sailed past the station at a distance of nearly...
Jul 1, 2010 | International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, The Moon, Uncategorized
Astronaut Doug Wheelock’s view of lunar eclipse. Photo credt: NASA International Space Station resident Doug Wheelock took this picture of the partial lunar eclipse on June 26. From his perch on the orbiting laboratory, Wheelock could see the shadow of the...
Jun 25, 2010 | International Space Station, Uncategorized
Space station “Stars” in Night Sky. Image Credit: NASA The International Space Station is unusually bright during its night time passes for the next few days, making it possible to easily observe the large orbital outpost several times a night as it...
Jun 18, 2010 | Blog, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, NASA
Source: Telegraph.co.uk Satellites such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station are under new threat from the most powerful meteor storm in more than a decade, Nasa scientists have warned. Astronomers believe the seven-hour bombardment from...
Jun 18, 2010 | Blog, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth
Source: Discovery News Hope this doesn’t seem too much like science class, but I found this picture, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, compelling not just for its sheer beauty, but also because of its lucid portrayal of how...
Jun 17, 2010 | International Space Station, NASA
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Americans and a Russian docked with the International Space Station Tuesday evening, bringing to six the number of men and women from the two countries living aboard the orbiting laboratory. The linkup delivering Doug Wheelock, Shannon...
Jun 16, 2010 | Blog, International Space Station, NASA
Source: Spaceflight Now Lighting up the pre-dawn Kazakhstan sky, a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a veteran cosmonaut and two NASA astronauts roared to life and vaulted into orbit Tuesday, kicking off a two-day flight to the International Space Station. Station veteran...
Jun 9, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Newsroom, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
Courtesy: Lunar and Planetary InstituteSpace experts from over two dozen countries met May 31 to June 3 in Beijing. China, taking part in a conference focused on the future exploration of the Moon. One key output of the meeting was a just-issued set of recommendations...
Jun 9, 2010 | Education, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Space and Science, Uncategorized
This award winning educational feature was filmed aboard the International Space Station, featuring European Space Agency astronaut Frank DeWinne of Belgium and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Bernoulli’s Principle, an episode of the...