May 22, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Cooperation, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
Plans to robotically capture and corral a small asteroid into a stable lunar orbit so it can be explored byU. S.astronauts as early as 2021 got a chilly reception as the strategy was outlined Tuesday before the House Space Subcommittee, a NASA oversight...
May 17, 2013 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space and Science, The Moon
NASA researchers have reported the biggest explosion on the lunar surface in the 8 year history of a Moon-monitoring program. The object was about the size of a small boulder and struck in the Moon’s Mare Imbrium, creating a flash nearly 10 times as bright as anything...
May 6, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Race, The Moon
Now ranked as the most innovative place to work within the U. S. federal government, NASA on Sunday marked the 52nd anniversary of the first American spaceflight. On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan B. Shepard lifted off from Cape  Canaveral, Fla., aboard the...
Apr 6, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Comets, Exploration, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
President Obama will likely seek Congressional endorsement for missions to robotically capture an asteroid and park the 500 ton space rock in a stable lunar orbit, where U. S. astronauts could pay a visit as early as 2021, according to U. S. Sen. Bill Nelson, of...
Mar 31, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, The Moon
Apollo 11 and Lunar Rover: Owners Workshop Manuals from Haynes Publishing, Sparkford, UK. Haynes Publishing has issued a number of space-related manuals – and these are cram packed with great photos, good writing, and insightful history. Apollo 11 1969 (including...
Mar 26, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science, The Moon
A science instrument onboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) detected plumes of gas rising from the December 17 impact on the Moon of the space agency’s twin GRAIL spacecraft. Viewing the impact sites, LRO’s Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) aboard LRO...
Mar 25, 2013 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, The Moon, Why Space
Howardites and eucrites are meteorite classifications, both of which are providing surprising clues to solar system-wide impact bombardment billions of years ago. New research unveils an unexpected link between asteroid Vesta and the Moon, providing new means for...
Mar 11, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Education, Exploration, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, The Moon, Why Space
NASA and Lockheed Martin, the space agency’s aerospace company partner in the development of the Orion crew vehicle, asked students in kindergarten through high school on Monday to assist them in the development of critical radiation shielding for the...
Mar 10, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, China, Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Planet Earth, Space Race, Space Research, The Moon
Congress is considering some substantial changes in the way NASA is led, managed from the outside and funded, as policy makers attempt to give the nation’s civil space program a sharper focus as well as the stability to ensure the sustained...
Feb 10, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Space and Science, The Moon
Normally overwhelmed with work, the U. S., Canadian and Russian crew of the International Space Station previewed a song about space travel and made time to chat with William Shatner, of Star Trek Captain Kirk fame, as another busy week on the orbiting...