Book Review: The Doomsday Lobby – Hype and Panic from Sputniks, Martians and Marauding Meteors
The Doomsday Lobby – Hype and Panic from Sputniks, Martians and Marauding Meteors by James T. Bennett; Copernicus Books/Springer; New York, New York; $24.95; (soft cover); 2010. I think you’ll find this scholarly book of value – and somewhat surprising in its...Upcoming Comet Encounter is a Valentine’s Day Gift!
In about a month from now, audiences on Earth will be treated to yet another encounter with a comet. This time it’s a repeat look! NASA’s Stardust spacecraft is closing in on comet Tempel 1 for a Valentine’s Day flyby. And if comet Tempel 1 seems familiar to you, it...Hunter Scope Idea for Spotting Near Earth Objects
In the fast-moving world of worry about rocks from space that are harmful to Earth, there’s growing support for putting in place a space-based near Earth object (NEO) hunter capability. One idea that is percolating in scientific circles is placement of an infrared...Book Review: Space – From Earth to the Edge of the Universe
Space – From Earth to the Edge of the Universe by editors Carole Stott, Robert Dinwiddie, David Hughes and Giles Sparrow; Dorling Kindersley(DK) Publishing; New York, New York; $40.00 (hard cover); 2010. Space is big…but so is this large format book. This is a...Opportunity Mars Rover: New Imagery of Crater!
NASA’s always on the go Opportunity Mars rover is inspecting Santa Maria crater – providing new imagery showing the geology of the relatively fresh feature. Scientists are delighted with the new photos that show outcrop exposures at the crater’s rim. Santa Maria...Gigantic Storm on Saturn: Cassini Spacecraft Catches the Action!
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has imaged a huge storm – a raging event on the massive planet. “Just down on the ground today … our cameras on Cassini have captured sight of a gigantic storm recently erupted in the northern hemisphere of Saturn,”...Rim Shots! Mars Rover Examines Fresh Crater
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover is busy examining Santa Maria crater within Meridiani Planum. The wheeled robot is inspecting the relatively fresh and large crater that’s about 312 feet (95 meters) in diameter. “We’ve been doing a lot of imaging of it from a set of...Book Review: Confronting Space Debris – Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon
Confronting Space Debris – Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon by Dave Baiocchi and William Welser IV; RAND Corporation; Santa Monica, California; $21.60 (paperback/special web discount); 2010. This is an absorbing and...Participate in Worldwide Space Station Wave Campaign
Wave to the U. S., European and Russian astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station this week through a global campaign organized by www.isswave.org. The web site offers five different ways to find out when and where to look in the...Space Talk
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After Sun Sun Sunday
Comes
Moon Moon Monday
Need some rocket fuel
To stay awake
To pass the Moon moon Monday
And travel to Mars
Maybe I get to Saturn
And reach our Star
And Back Again
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May 18, 1969
John Young, Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan tuck in to a traditional #NASA steak and eggs on the morning of the launch of Apollo 10.
They make up one of the most experienced crews of the Apollo era, with five flights between them over the course of Project Gemini.
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Voyager revives thrusters https://bit.ly/4mjFbxZ
Cuts will cede our leadership https://bit.ly/4dmpXUQ
Who is in charge of Trump's space policy?https://bit.ly/4337bOP
No one knows who’s in charge of Trump’s dramatic space policy
Space industry officials and Hill staff say there’s no one driving the massive policy shifts.
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Welcome to the Artemis Accords, Norway 🇳🇴
Norway has become the 55th nation to commit to the safe and peaceful exploration of space. https://go.nasa.gov/3SFySac
