Coalition launches Think Outside the Circle online campaign
The Coalition for Space Exploration today launched its Think Outside the Circle campaign with the release of an online public service announcement featuring the space shuttle Discovery on its final “rollout.” The 60-second online video depicts Discovery in unexpected...This Week: A Comet Close-Up!
NASA’s EPOXI mission is set for an up close and personal look at comet Hartley 2 on Thursday, November 4. Cameras onboard the mission spacecraft will get within 700 kilometers (that’s about 435 miles!) of the comet. The name EPOXI itself is a combination of the...Star Travel Study Led by NASA/DARPA
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are joining forces to take the first step in the next era of space exploration – a journey between the stars. Called the 100-Year Starship study, the joint appraisal looks to develop the business case for...Discovery Lift Off Re-Set for Wednesday
NASA announced a second 24 hour delay in plans to launch the shuttle Discovery on Saturday, aiming for Wednesday instead of Election Day. Wednesday’s lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeted for 3:52 p.m., EDT. The weather outlook includes a...Asteroid Impact on Earth: Dramatic Environmental Effects
If a medium-sized asteroid smacked into deep ocean waters here on Earth, what are the consequences? Elisabetta Pierazzo, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) in Tucson, has some bad news. An asteroid crashing into the deep ocean could have...Book Review: From Jars to the Stars – How Ball Came to Build a Comet-Hunting Machine
From Jars to the Stars – How Ball Came to Build a Comet-Hunting Machine by Todd Neff; Earthviewmedia; Denver, Colorado; $24.95 (trade paperback); 2010. Here’s a fascinating book that’s perfect for reading as NASA’s Deep Impact/EPOXI spacecraft makes a breathtaking...Asteroid Threat to Earth: Office of Planetary Defense Backed
How best to deal with an incoming Near Earth Object – or NEO for short — is getting increased attention in Washington, D.C. It’s called planetary defense, an ability to fend off an asteroid on a trajectory that will strike Earth. That vision has moved from...NASA’s Bolden to visit China Space Leadership
NASA’s leader, Charles Bolden, is ready to visit China at the invite of the Director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO). Bolden will travel to that country October 16-21. During his visit, NASA’s Bolden is expected to conduct site sojourns to Chinese...Coalition applauds President Obama for signing into enactment, the NASA Authorization Bill
The Coalition for Space Exploration (Coalition) is pleased that President Obama signed the FY2011 NASA Authorization Act into law today. This marks yet another critical step for NASA to achieve a bold and sustainable approach for the future. Additionally, it further...Space Talk
Discover the incredible story of Voyager 1! Launched in 1977 with less computing power than a car key.
Watch its journey here:
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Swift has been in #space 22 years, studying the universe’s most powerful explosions. Now, it’s falling to Earth. NASA launched LINK to save it, but a failure sent LINK into an uncontrolled spin. Is that the end for #LINK and #Swift? Not quite!
https://earthsky.org/space/swift-spacecraft-boost-plunging-back-to-earth/
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Wishing ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot a safe and successful first spacewalk today! 👩🚀🌍
Alongside NASA astronaut Anil Menon, she’ll help replace an ISS antenna used for high-speed communications with Earth.
Good luck, Sophie and Anil!
#Space #SpaceExploration #ISS #EVA
