CSExtra – Thursday, February 16, 2012
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Thursday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related...Robonaut 2, NASA Astronaut Dan Burbank Share First Humanoid Handshake in Space
International Space Station commander Dan Burbank shook hands on Wednesday with Robonaut 2, the first time man and machine have exchanged the traditional male greeting on the high frontier. “For the record, it was a firm handshake,” Burbank informed...CSExtra – Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Tuesday’s CSExtraoffers the latest reporting and commentary on space related...Pluto Postage: Stamp of Approval Wanted!
As a part of its education and public outreach program, the NASA New Horizons mission to the Pluto system is proposing a stamp commemorating its exploration of Pluto to the U.S. Postal Service. The post office requires that stamp proposals be accompanied by a petition...CSExtra – Monday, February 13, 2012
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Mercury astronaut John Glenn, an accomplished Marine Corps aviator with deep Midwestern roots and a winning smile, became the first American to circle the Earth on Feb. 20, 1962. Now 90, Glenn plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic flight in Cape...New Horizons: Edition Apollo 104 Poster Set
New Horizons: Edition Apollo 104 Poster Set, By Robert Godwin; Apogee Books, Canada; $49.95; 2011. This is Apollo on steroids…panoramic photography on the Moon. It is imagery that you’ve never experienced. The folks at Apogee Books have done an incredible job of...Pluto-bound Mission Enters “Home Stretch”
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is chalking up interplanetary mileage en route to distant Pluto. Few spacecraft travel 10 astronomical units (AU) during their entire mission. But with New Horizons already logging more than twice that distance on its way to Pluto,...Space Talk
Looking back at #ESASpaceCamp 2026 (2025, 2024):
We had the great honor to host a new ESA mini #astronaut - that looks a bit like @Astro_Pablo_ESA - for few days at the camp, and then give it to Pablo! Thank you so much for accepting this little gift!
.. and this is a sort of tradition now, as @astro_marcus Wandt got his mini version in 2025, and it started in 2024 with @ESAastro_amelie Schoenenwald ! Thank you so much! And who will get an #ESA mini astronaut @playmobil figure during #ESASpaceCamp 2027?
#STEAM #STEMEd
One is our home. The other is a massive gas giant with breathtaking rings. 😮💨✨
If these two worlds were side by side, the size difference would be mind-blowing! 🤯
#Space #Universe #NASA #Astronomy #Earth #Saturn #Cosmos #SpaceFacts
Wonderful!
"Imagine a lion with the nose of a dying star, a mane of space dust and a habitat 10,000 light-years away from Earth. On its infrared galactic safari, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just captured it on camera."
#Science #Space #Astronomy
⏯️New images reveal
Once the Space Shuttle left orbit, it became a giant unpowered glider. 🚀
No go-around. No second attempt.
It reentered at roughly 28,000 km/h, descended far more steeply than an airliner and touched down near 350 km/h.
There’s a reason it was called “the flying brick.”
#NASA
