Oct 9, 2010 | Blog, China, Education Station, Exploration, Space Race, The Moon
China’s second lunar orbiter – Chang’E-2 – after a second braking action — the probe has settled into a new orbit around the Moon and has delivered its first data to Earth. There are seven scientific instruments, such as a stereo camera, laser altimeter, gamma...
Oct 8, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Research
Titan is Saturn’s largest moon, enshrouded by a smog-like haze. Work by a University of Arizona (UA) research team has simulated that haze, finding amino acids and nucleotide bases – the most important ingredients of life on Earth. “Our team is the first to be able to...
Oct 8, 2010 | Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Space Race, Space Tourism, Spaceports
The Wright Stuff – The Century of Effort Behind Your Ticket to Space By Derek Webber; Apogee Books; Burlington, Ontario Canada; $25.95 (soft cover); October 2010. Here’s an invaluable guide to the emergence of public space tourism. What the reader will find in...
Oct 8, 2010 | 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 features the latest reporting on global space activities. In...
Oct 8, 2010 | Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Space and Science
A Rasmussen Reports poll unveiled this week reveals some rather dramatic shifts in public opinion this year in favor of NASA and the agency’s endeavors in human as well as robotic space exploration. The changes unfolded during a on going debate among lawmakers...
Oct 7, 2010 | International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA
A Soyuz rocket carrying NASA’s Scott Kelly and Russians Alexander Kaleri and Oleg blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late Thursday, initiating a five to six month voyage aboard the International Space Station. The launching at 7:10 p.m.,...
Oct 7, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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Oct 6, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Exploration, NASA, Space and Science
Space Manufacturing 14: Critical Technologies for Space Settlement will be held at NASA Ames Conference Center in Mountain View, CA, October 30 and 31, 2010. Attendance will be limited to 200 participants. (Non-US Citizens, please allow 30 days for approvals to...
Oct 6, 2010 | 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. Wednesday’s CSExtra features a round up of space developments around the globe. In...
Oct 6, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
NASA’s 2009 Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, was honored Tuesday night in New York City as the recipient of a Breakthrough award for innovation in science and technology from Popular Mechanics Magazine. The lunar probe was launched on...