Jun 21, 2010 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Exploration, NASA, Space Shuttle
Source: MSNBC Fleet’s retirement should be put on hold, retired senator-astronaut says CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Living legend John Glenn says America should keep flying its space shuttle fleet rather than paying Russia to haul Americans to and from the...
Jun 21, 2010 | Blog, Exploration, NASA
Source: USA Today Millions of miles from Earth, two astronauts hover weightlessly next to a giant space rock, selecting pebbles for scientific research. The spaceship where they’ll sleep floats just overhead. Beyond it, barely visible in the sky, is a glittering...
Jun 21, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education, Education Station, Kids Space, NASA, Newsroom, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
NASA’s Terra satellite keeps an eye on huge oil spill The huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being observed by numbers of satellites, such as NASA’s Aqua and Terra spacecraft. Those satellites make use of a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer...
Jun 19, 2010 | Blog, Education, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, Multimedia, NASA, Newsroom, Space and Science, Space Research
Credit: ASU If you want to keep a sharp eye on the red planet, consider a new iPhone application, or app. Mars can be delivered daily to this type of device. Thanks to an Arizona State University’s (ASU) camera onboard NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter — the Thermal...
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, Education, NASA
Source: USA Today The captain of Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony won’t be the only captain on board when the ship sets sail for the Mexican Riviera on Nov. 28. The luxury line says Captain Robert “Hoot” Gibson, a longtime NASA astronaut with...
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 17, 2010 | Blog, Exploration, NASA
Source: Space News Since releasing its fiscal year 2011 budget, the Obama Administration has muddied the water over the ultimate purpose for its proposed changes to NASA’s exploration program. The destination changes depending on the audience and the context in which...
Jun 17, 2010 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Newsroom, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
Live TV From the Moon by Dwight Steven-Boniecki; Apogee Books; Burlington Ontario Canada; (softcover) $29.95; 2010. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin moonwalked into history back in 1969, a huge contingent of onlookers on Earth watched in amazement. That was made...