NASA Pushes Forward on Human Mission to an Asteroid
Image of asteroid Itokawa taken by Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft in 2005. Credit: JAXA NASA is holding next month an Exploration of Near Earth Objects Objectives Workshop, dubbed Explore NOW. The by-invitation only workshop has been sparked by U.S. President Obama’s...Vitter rips Obama space plan at tank ceremony
Source: Florida Today U.S. Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana opened this morning’s ceremony celebrating the delivery of NASA’s last shuttle external tank by ripping President Obama’s “radical” proposals for the space agency. “You all...Sea turtle hatchlings to begin journey at KSC
Source: Florida Today NASA will host the launch of thousands of baby sea turtles doomed by the BP blowout, in a mission being kept hush, hush — for the reptile’s sake. “This is such an extremely delicate operation they’re trying to pull...NASA: Mission to Mecca?
Source: The Washington Post The latest flap in the blogosphere is about NASA administrator Charles Bolden Jr.’s observation, in an interview with Al Jazeera, that President Obama wants his agency to conduct more outreach with what Bolden called “dominantly Muslim...NASA Chief: Next Frontier Better Relations With Muslim World
Source: FOX News NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his “foremost” mission as the head of America’s space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world. Though international diplomacy would seem well...Should we work with China?
Source: Florida Today Last week, the world buzzed about whether China might become a partner in the International Space Station project. First, to clarify some confusion, the partners have not invited China. China has not accepted. The White House and NASA reiterate...Book Review: Moon Men Return: USS Hornet and the Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts
Credit: Naval Institute Press Moon Men Return: USS Hornet and the Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts by Scott W. Carmichael; Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland; (hardcover) $36.95; 2010. Just in time to retro-fire yourself back to the days of Apollo 11 –...The “Wheel Deal” – Next Mars Rover on a Roll
NASA’s next Mars rover: Curiosity – Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s mega-Mars rover, Curiosity, is the centerpiece of the Mars Science Laboratory mission. It is slated to head for the red planet late next year. Meanwhile, engineers and technicians...Lunar Eclipse from Space
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...Space Talk
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Starship Flight 12: Ship 39 is in the Chopsticks. Lift will be next, with a WDR on Saturday.
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That dance tho! What a cutie! Little Declan Falcon is almost as excited about the wine fridge as the grown-ups! 🥰
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