Dec 3, 2013 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Multimedia, NASA, Space Research, Why Space
Origami is a source of inspiration for mechanical engineering students who are working with NASA/JPL, the National Science Foundation, and origami master Robert Lang to design novel mechanisms for use in space and in other applications. Brigham Young University (BYU)...
Nov 11, 2013 | European Space Agency, Exploration, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Planet Earth, Roscosmos, Space and Science, Space Research, Uncategorized
U.S., European and Russian astronauts descended safely to Earth late Sunday, ending a 166 day mission to the International Space Station that drew to a close with a celebration of the 2014 Winter Games scheduled for Sochi, Russia. The Russian Soyuz spacecraft...
Oct 22, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science
NASA scores high in a new poll of U. S. federal agencies carried out during the October U. S. Government shutdown and worker furlough that disrupted many operations. The poll of 1,504 adults was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press...
Oct 16, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc. of Boca Raton has announced its plan to commercialize, industrialize and monetize the unique capabilities of the International Space Station (ISS). The group is focused on a proprietary technology designed for use in the space program, but...
Sep 28, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, Mars, Space Race, The Moon
Russia in Space – The Past Explained, The Future Explored by Anatoly Zak; Apogee Prime; Burlington, Ontario, Canada; $49.95 (soft cover); July 2013. Get this book! This is an impressive, artfully done and seminal masterpiece. The 316-page, large format volume is a...
Sep 25, 2013 | Exploration, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Space and Science, Space Research
A Soyuz capsule with three U. S. and Russian astronauts docked with the International Space Station late Wednesday to restore the orbiting science lab to its usual six person status. NASA’s Mike Hopkins, a one time college football team captain; cosmonaut Oleg...
Sep 21, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, Education, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
Expect more on Earth from space as human explorers begin to push beyond the International Space Station to the moon, the asteroids and Mars, the International Space Exploration Coordination Group suggests in a new 21 page white paper, Benefits Stemming from...
Sep 14, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, Space Research, Spaceports
UPDATE: Launch date slip Following a launch review meeting held earlier this morning, Orbital’s Antares team has decided to postpone the launch of the COTS Demonstration mission from Wallops Island, VA by at least 24 hours. The combination of yesterday’s poor weather...
Sep 10, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Race
Three U. S. and Russian astronauts concluded a 5 1/2 month stay aboard the International Space Station late Tuesday, as their Soyuz capsule descended safely to Earth, touching down under parachute in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Pavel...
Aug 22, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, Space Research
NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Louisville, Colo., successfully completed a captive-carry test of the firm’s Dream Chaser spacecraft today at the agency’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. It’s another milestone achieved under the...