Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Research, Space Tourism, Uncategorized, Why Space
Book Review: Living Among Giants – Exploring and Settling the Outer Solar System by Michael Carroll; Book Publisher: Springer; $34.99 (Hardcover); 2015. Here is a fascinating and unique look at the outer Solar System, masterfully detailed in words and artwork...
Sep 29, 2014 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Tourism, Why Space
Windows on Earth is an educational project that features photographs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. Astronauts take hundreds of photos each day, for science research, education and public outreach. The photos are often dramatic, and help us...
Jul 6, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, Space Research, Space Tourism, Spaceports, Why Space
Suborbital: Industry at the Edge of Space by Erik Seedhouse; Springer/Praxis, New York /Heidelberg; $34.99; 2014. As the dawn of commercial suborbital flight draws closer, author Erik Seedhouse has written an informative book on the topic. The reader will find...
Jan 10, 2014 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Kids Space, Space Research, Space Tourism
The skies above the Mojave Air and Space Port in California were busy today. Virgin Galactic successfully completed the third rocket-powered supersonic flight of its passenger carrying reusable space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2). On release from the WhiteKnightTwo...
Oct 22, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research, Space Tourism
Imagine yourself tucked inside a luxuriously appointed space-qualified capsule, then lifted by a high altitude balloon to over 18 miles (30 kilometers). On location, you and fellow passengers will remain aloft for approximately two hours before gliding back to Earth...
Oct 18, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Planet Earth, Space Research, Space Tourism
Space diver, Felix Baumgartner, made a historic leap into the record books in October of last year. Ballooning to the edge of space, Baumgartner jumped from his free-flying perch and became the first human to break the speed of sound in freefall with a top speed of...
Sep 6, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space Race, Space Research, Space Tourism, Why Space
The sky above the Mojave Air and Space Port in California was the scene for another test flight of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo – the reusable space plane destined to carry tourists to the edge of space. The September 5 flight – the vehicle’s second powered flight,...
Jul 7, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Race, Space Tourism
Round About the Earth – Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit by Joyce E. Chaplin; Simon & Schuster; New York, New York; $35.00; 2012. This is a fascinating and pleasurable look at explorers that have accomplished around-the-world travel. For almost five...
Jul 4, 2013 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Multimedia, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Tourism
A creative new website is available from NASA that can help improve your own feature-spotting skills and geographical knowledge about our planet – a plus in readying yourself for your own space tourism flight in Earth orbit. Meanwhile, you can also help the Crew Earth...
Jun 28, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, Education, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Space and Science, Space Tourism
Orbiter Atlantis, a veteran of 33 NASA shuttle missions, goes on public display in Central Florida on Saturday as the centerpiece of a $100 million Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex exhibit. More than 40 astronauts, including NASA Administrator...