Mar 29, 2013 | International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Space Research
The latest tenants of the International Space Station, NASA’s Chris Cassidy and Russia’s Pavel Vinogradov and Aleksandr Misurkin, reached the six person orbital outpost in a sprint Thursday, docking in less than six hours after they lifted off. ...
Mar 16, 2013 | Canadian Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Roscosmos, Space and Science, Uncategorized
Three U. S. and Russian astronauts returned to Earth late Friday, following a weather delayed departure from the International Space Station and the parachute descent of their Soyuz spacecraft into northern Kazakhstan. With the departure, veteran...
Mar 10, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, China, Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Planet Earth, Space Race, Space Research, The Moon
Congress is considering some substantial changes in the way NASA is led, managed from the outside and funded, as policy makers attempt to give the nation’s civil space program a sharper focus as well as the stability to ensure the sustained...
Mar 3, 2013 | Commercial Space, International Space Station, NASA, Space Research
SpaceX’s Dragon resupply craft reached the International Space Station early Sunday, permitting two NASA astronauts to successfully capture the capsule with the orbiting lab’s Canadian robot arm after some post launch difficulties. The grapple at 5:31...
Feb 15, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, Space and Science, Space Research
In Gale Crater on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover, is examining the rock and soil before it begins a long trek up Mt. Sharp in search of evidence the now cold dry planet was once warm and wet enough to host some form of life. In U.S. hospitals, QC...
Feb 6, 2013 | Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space Research, The Moon
International Space Station commander Kevin Ford and hisU. S., Russian and Canadian crewmates received praise from Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan on Wednesday and encouragement to serve as an inspiration to the world’s young people. “I’m...
Jan 18, 2013 | European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, The Moon
NASA has forged its first international partner in plans to develop a future human deep space exploration capability. The European Space Agency will furnish the U. S. Orion/Multipurpose Crew Vehicle with the service module for its first unpiloted test flight atop the...
Jan 16, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, NASA News, Space Race, Space Tourism
NASA formally announced today a newly planned addition to the International Space Station – the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM). The partnership to attach BEAM to the ISS involves the space agency and the private company, Bigelow Aerospace of North Las...
Jan 16, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Ask the Experts — Answers, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, International Space Station, Kids Space, Multimedia, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Research
What to do about human-made space junk? A first step is get up to speed on speeding orbital clutter! The NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) has made public release of Orbital Debris Management and Risk Mitigation, its first...
Jan 13, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Education, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Space Research
It’s not on commercial television, nor are the teams of high school students ranked weekly by the sports media. Yet the competition is intense as student teams sponsored by NASA and the European Space Agency and their respective partners compete for the...