Book Review: My Dream of Stars – From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
My Dream of Stars – From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer by Anousheh Ansari with Homer Hickam; Palgrave Macmillan; New York, New York: $16.00 (softcover); $25.00 (hardcover); 2010. This is a love story…anchored here on Earth with her soulmate, Hamid – as well...Ultrasound: Space Research Spurs Terrestrial Health Care Benefits
The development of exam techniques for use on the International Space Station (ISS) is expanding the use of ultrasound on Earth. These techniques are in use by non-physician astronauts to perform ultrasound exams on their space colleagues. Why ultrasound? Ultrasound...Cold Hard Facts! New Satellite Data Explores Fragile Arctic
The first maps of ice thickness courtesy of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) CryoSat mission are in – a new tool to advance polar science. ESA’s CryoSat was lofted in April 2010. From orbit, the spacecraft has spent the last seven months delivering precise...Satellite Imagery of Arizona’s Raging Fires
Satellite images are helping emergency managers fight the largest fire in Arizona history. For example, the Landsat 5 satellite has captured images of the raging fires. Landsat is a joint effort of both NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Both emergency...NASA-led Satellite Mission Will Study Earth’s Oceans
The Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft — a six nation collaboration for studies of the world’s oceans and their interactions with the Earth’s atmosphere and land masses, hurtled into Earth orbit on Friday, handing researchers a new global tool in the study...NASA’s Aqua Spacecraft Monitors Arizona Wildfires
Hundreds of firefighters are battling or managing a pair of Eastern Arizona wildfires visible in smoke filled imagery gathered by the Aqua spacecraft, one in a series of NASA managed Earth Observing System satellites equipped with instruments furnished by...Eight-legged Earthlings Find Home on the International Space Station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are tending a pair of golden orb-web spiders, left aboard by the shuttle Endeavour astronauts. Gladys and Esmeralda are part of a 45-day student experiment to compare the web spinning techniques of spiders in...Book Review: First Contact – Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth
First Contact – Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth by Marc Kaufman; Simon & Schuster; New York, New York; $26.00 (hard cover); 2011. The author is a science and space reporter for the Washington Post – and capitalizes on his aptitude...Endeavour Astronauts Chat with Tucson Students
The Endeavour astronauts made Sunday night a special occasion for students at the Mesa Verde Elementary School in Tucson, Ariz., who assembled to visit with two of the six space travelers parked at the International Space Station. “It’s great to have you...Space Talk
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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