May 2, 2011 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, The Moon
One of Mother Nature’s good-sized space rocks is slipping past Earth this November – and this asteroid is a little bit wider than an aircraft carrier! That’s the word from asteroid experts at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The flyby of the space rock is on...
May 2, 2011 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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. Coming soon! The Coalition for Space Exploration will launch a new Think Outside the...
May 1, 2011 | International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE, 2:15 p.m., EDT: May 8 is the earliest NASA could consider another attempt to launch shuttle Endeavour, NASA officials told a news briefing. “We can tell you it will not be earlier than May 8,” said Mike Moses, chairman of...
Apr 29, 2011 | International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA
NASA mission managers said Friday that shuttle Endeavour could be ready for a second launch attempt as soon as early next week. However, the timing will depend on the outcome of weekend troubleshooting intended to identify the cause of a hydraulic system heater...
Apr 29, 2011 | Blog, Coalition News
Coming soon! The Coalition for Space Exploration will launch a new Think Outside the Circle PSA. Click here for a promo poster, free downloads and a chance to win prizes.
Apr 29, 2011 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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. Friday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space-related...
Apr 29, 2011 | International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA
FRIDAY UPDATE: Endeavour’s lift off, planned for Friday at 3:47 p.m., EDT, was scrubbed by an undiagnosed problem with a hydraulic system heater. The launching has been postponed by at least three days or until May 2. NASA Launch Director Mike Leinbach and...
Apr 29, 2011 | International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA
Severe weather brought high winds, rain and the threat of hail to the Kennedy Space Center late Thursday, forcing a delay in NASA’s plans to retract the protective Rotating Service Structure that surrounds shuttle Endeavour at Launch Pad 39A. The Launch...
Apr 28, 2011 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space Tourism, Spaceports
SpaceShipTwo completes 6th glide test. Photo Credit: Bill Deaver, Deaver-Wiggins and Associates Things have been busy at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California! It’s the home of Scaled Composites and the firm’s ongoing work to develop a passenger-carrying...
Apr 28, 2011 | Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space and Science, Space Research
The European Space Agency has formally agreed to an extension of U. S.-led International Space Station operations until at least 2020, adding its commitment to those of the Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, and the Japan Exploration Aerospace Agency, or JAXA,...