Oct 6, 2010 | Blog, China, Education Station, Exploration, Space Race, The Moon
Launched on October 1, China’s Chang’e-2 spacecraft braked itself into an orbit around the Moon on October 6, Beijing local time. Firing its onboard engine for 30 minutes, the probe entered a 100 kilometer by 8,000 kilometer orbit. The craft takes some 12 hours to...
Oct 5, 2010 | Blog, China, Education Station, Exploration, Mars, NASA, Space and Science
BOULDER, Colorado – An innovative NASA Mars Orbiter is moving into the development stage. The mission is NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN for short. It will probe the past climate of Mars, including its potential for harboring life over...
Oct 5, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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Oct 4, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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Oct 4, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Space Race, The Moon
China’s Chang’e-2 is Moon-bound and on course to enter lunar orbit after five days of flight. Launched on October 1, Chang’e-2 is to start orbiting the Moon early this week. The Chinese spacecraft is to enter lunar orbit, initially about 100 kilometers above the...
Oct 1, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
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Oct 1, 2010 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space Race, Space Tourism, Spaceports
The first drop test of – SpaceShipTwo – the suborbital spaceliner being built for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic — appears to be near at hand. SpaceShipTwo is undergoing testing by Scaled Composites at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Taking...
Sep 30, 2010 | Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver praised Congress on Thursday for bi-partisan passage of a three-year NASA authorization bill that sets the agency on a long term path of human deep space exploration, while also funding new orbital commercial space transportation...
Sep 30, 2010 | Blog, features, Newsroom, Press Releases
The Coalition for Space Exploration (Coalition) applauds the collective actions taken by the Congress and the Administration to reach a consensus on a plan for the future of NASA and the exploration of space. Last night’s passage of the 2011 NASA Authorization Act by...
Sep 30, 2010 | Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars
Congress set a new course for human deep space exploration as well as commercial space travel late Wednesday, when the House passed the Senate version of a 2010 NASA authorization measure with strong bi-partisan support. The 304 to 118 vote came just prior to...