Book Review: Trailblazing Mars – NASA’s Next Giant Leap
Trailblazing Mars – NASA’s Next Giant Leap by Pat Duggins; University Press of Florida; Gainesville, Florida; $24.95 (hard cover); 2010. The distant reddish hue of Mars in the night sky is a magnet for exploration. Eye-catching glimpses of the red planet were first...CubeSat Canopy Experiment: Dealing with Interplanetary Flyspecks
Tiny, hold in your hand satellites, are dubbed CubeSats. They hitch rides on boosters carrying larger satellites. CubeSats can conduct all types of experiments, from Earth remote sensing to monitoring the space environment. According to Stanford news writer, Louis...CSExtra – Friday, November 19, 2010
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 on developments in the exploration of...Discovery Lift Off Moves To No Earlier Than Dec. 3
Discovery’s final mission moved to a short end-of-the-year launch period on Thursday to permit more time for shuttle engineers to complete repairs to the orbiter’s external fuel tank and managers to assure themselves they understand what led to the...Radar Mosaics Provide Unique Views of Earth
For the last 15 years, Canada’s RADARSAT-1 has observed the Earth from space. RADARSAT-1 is a sophisticated Earth observation satellite developed by Canada to monitor environmental changes and the planet’s natural resources. Launched in November 1995, RADARSAT-1...CSExtra – Thursday, November 18, 2010
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 on space activities from around the...CSExtra – Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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. Wednesday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space activities...NASA Auditor Outlines Management, Financial Concerns
NASA faces significant management challenges as it carries out the shuttle’s retirement, termination of the Constellation Program and the start of a commercial space transportation initiative, according to agency Inspector General Paul Martin. In 14-page report made...Our Planet – Art Work Captured by Satellites
Earth never looked so good! Thanks to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a space-based look back on our piece of celestial real estate offers an art-filled eye-full. The USGS has unveiled “Earth as Art3” – a collection of the latest set of NASA Landsat satellite...Space Talk
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China's game plan in New space race to Moon's South Pole https://bit.ly/4g3ezAg
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NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base program https://bit.ly/4x75DQv
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Far beyond the planets may lie the Oort Cloud, a vast shell of icy objects stretching as far as 1.6 light-years from the Sun. ☄️
We’ve never observed it directly, but comet orbits suggest it may be the source of many long-period comets.
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We’re literally made of stardust, just trying to figure out the cosmos. Remember, there’s a whole universe of potential locked inside you. Stop capping your goals and aim for the stars. ✨🚀#Space #Cosmos #Mindset #Astronomy
