Apr 29, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Kids Space, Space Tourism, This Week in Space
UPDATE: For the first time ever, SpaceShipTwo fired its rocket engine in flight! A major milestone in commercial human spaceflight. According to a Virgin Galactic report: “Wheels stop—SpaceShipTwo safely on the ground after a triumphant day in the sky. So proud...
Jun 21, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, The Moon, This Week in Space
The Moon is taking on an icy look thanks to NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft. Using a laser altimeter on the LRO, a research team essentially has illuminated the crater’s interior of Shackleton crater. Scientists from MIT, Brown University, NASA’s...
Jul 19, 2011 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, This Week in Space
After nearly four years traveling through space, the NASA Dawn spacecraft reached its destination and entered orbit around the asteroid Vesta on 16 July 16th. Scientists will create detailed maps and elevation models of this celestial body, which is located in the...
Jul 13, 2011 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Market Research, NASA, Space Shuttle, This Week in Space, Why Space
A just released Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey has found that 50% of Americans polled say the Space Shuttle program worth what it cost taxpayers. As the last U.S. space shuttle now circles the planet, the survey found that Americans are slightly more...
Jul 11, 2011 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, This Week in Space
Standby for up-close looks at the large asteroid Vesta! This object resides in the main asteroid belt and is the target of NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. Spacecraft controllers are ready to go into orbit around Vesta on July 16. Once on duty, scientists will begin gathering...
Jun 29, 2011 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, This Week in Space
This day…50 years ago! The Earth-orbiting Transit IV-A became the first flight test of a nuclear power source developed for use in spacecraft. Transit IV-A was powered both by solar cells and a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) using Plutonium 238 for fuel....
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