Visionary Quest to Asteroid Vesta: Arrival July 16
Standby for up-close looks at the large asteroid Vesta! This object resides in the main asteroid belt and is the target of NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. Spacecraft controllers are ready to go into orbit around Vesta on July 16. Once on duty, scientists will begin gathering...CSExtra – Monday, July 11, 2011
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. Now on orbit – the Coalition for Space Exploration’s latest Think Outside the Circle PSA....Book Review: Watching Earth From Space: How Surveillance Helps Us – And Harms Us
Watching Earth From Space: How Surveillance Helps Us – And Harms Us by Pat Norris; Springer, New York, New York (jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK); $39.95 (softcover); 2010. Here’s a book that literally pulls back the curtain on the benefits and problems...Going…Going…Gone! Atlantis Liftoff, Shuttle Finale
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Space Shuttle Atlantis roared off its launch pad here, crackling its way skyward into orbit. The flawless countdown leading to the Atlantis liftoff was slightly delayed for 2 ½ minutes as engineers assured themselves that part of the...Shuttle Atlantis On-Track for Liftoff Today
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Record-breaking crowds have gathered here this morning for the hoped for flight of space plane Atlantis – the last shuttle out of town. It may be group optimism, but this morning the sky seems more agreeable than first predicted. As for...Coalition for Space Exploration celebrates space shuttle program
Coalition for Space Exploration celebrates space shuttle program HOUSTON – “With the countdown to the final space shuttle launch under way, we salute the accomplishments of the entire shuttle team and celebrate their invaluable contributions to our nation’s global...CSExtra – Friday, July 8, 2011
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. Now on orbit – the Coalition for Space Exploration’s latest Think Outside the Circle PSA....Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle to Enter Extensive Test Period
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is being pursued as the way to explore beyond low Earth orbit – back to the Moon, out to asteroids, and eventually to Mars. Regarding the decision to press ahead with Orion, Lori Garver, NASA...CSExtra – Thursday, July 7, 2011
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. Now on orbit – the Coalition for Space Exploration’s latest Think Outside the Circle PSA....Space Talk
At the very edge of the galaxy, you might encounter a spaceship drifting all on its own—the "Maikonium".
#Art #Artist #Space #Spaceship #SciFi #Alien #Aliens #Artmoots #Smallartist
17 August 1936 - Remembering #MargaretHamilton, the pioneering computer scientist who helped define a new era of computing and popularised the term “software engineer.”
As leader of the team that developed the onboard flight software for #NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer, she
NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-program/nasa-competition-invites-students-to-help-imagine-a-future-enabled-by-lunar-technologies/ #Moon #Lunar #Artemis @NASAMoonbase
The Curiosity rover may have captured something on Mars that wasn’t there seconds earlier.
NASA has never commented on it.
Is it just a rock? A camera glitch? A cosmic ray hitting the sensor?
Or something else?
#MarsMystery #NASA #CuriosityRover #SpaceTok #ViralScience
