Oct 24, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Planet Earth, Space Research, The Moon
 Well Rob Ambrose, who leads NASA’s Robonaut 2 project, has been asking people that question for 20 years. And with good reason, Robonaut 2, a joint project between NASA and General Motors, to develop a humanoid suitable for space travel, is headed for the...
Oct 11, 2010 | Augustine Committee, Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Space and Science, The Moon
 President Obama on Monday signed the 2010 NASA Authorization bill, providing the space agency with a three-year road map that includes work on a new heavy lift rocket and multi-purpose crew vehicle for future deep space missions as well as funding to support...
Oct 8, 2010 | Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Space and Science
 A Rasmussen Reports poll unveiled this week reveals some rather dramatic shifts in public opinion this year in favor of NASA and the agency’s endeavors in human as well as robotic space exploration. The changes unfolded during a on going debate among lawmakers...
Oct 5, 2010 | Blog, China, Education Station, Exploration, Mars, NASA, Space and Science
BOULDER, Colorado – An innovative NASA Mars Orbiter is moving into the development stage. The mission is NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN for short. It will probe the past climate of Mars, including its potential for harboring life over...
Sep 30, 2010 | Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars
 Congress set a new course for human deep space exploration as well as commercial space travel late Wednesday, when the House passed the Senate version of a 2010 NASA authorization measure with strong bi-partisan support. The 304 to 118 vote came just prior to...
Sep 28, 2010 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Capitol Hill News, Commercial Space, Education Station, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Mars, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Here at the 61st International Astronautical Congress, some 3,000 experts from around the world are discussing every facet of 21st century space activity. The theme of the gathering taking place September 27 – October 1 is “Space for human...
Sep 27, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science
New images from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity show the robot now studying a dark rock on the red planet, thought to be an iron meteorite. The toaster-sized rock is being given a scientific look by Opportunity’s robot arm that’s laden with instruments....
Sep 24, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has rolled into close rendezvous with a likely meteorite. The object was seen from a distance, with scientists commanding the robot to scoot on by the possible space rock. Opportunity will be used to further analyze the rock. At first...
Sep 23, 2010 | Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, The Moon
 The House Science and Technology Committee has completed a revised 2010 NASA authorization bill that aligns closely with an already adopted Senate measure that accelerates work on a new heavy lift rocket and crew spacecraft for missions to the moon, asteroids, Mars...
Sep 23, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA
Opportunity is NASA’s Mars rover on the go – and is rolling into place to inspect its latest find. Scientists believe the rover has come across a possible iron meteorite en route to during its ongoing trek to a new exploration site – the rim of Endeavor crater,...