Oct 3, 2011 | Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Space and Science, Why Space
NASA will formally seek astronaut applicants in November, with plans to hire its first post-shuttle era class in 2013 and start their training regime in August of that year. The agency did not say how many new astronauts it intends to hire in an announcement...
Sep 27, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Education, Exploration, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Why Space
International Space Station commander Mike Fossum, a NASA astronaut, took a series of wide ranging questions from middle school students on Tuesday. The students are participants in the Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technical Conference at the University of...
Sep 24, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, The Moon, Why Space
Psychology of Space Exploration, Edited by Douglas Vakoch, NASA History Series SP-2011- 4411, Government Printing Office (GPO); (Hardcover) $27.00; (Paperback) $23.00; Washington, D.C.; 2011. You’re going to find a rich, motherload of information here regarding a...
Aug 28, 2011 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Kids Space, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Why Space
These satellite images shows hurricane Irene as it slammed into the U.S. East Coast. Taken by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES spacecraft, Irene’s destructive nature is causing structural damage as well as massive power outages....
Aug 18, 2011 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, China, Commercial Space, Education, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Roscosmos, Space and Science, Space Race, Space Research, Space Tourism, Spaceports, The Moon, Why Space
The Futron Corp’s 2011 Space Competiveness Index finds the United States perched atop 10 global competitors in the field, yet slipping as the nation’s space policy undergoes a transition, especially in the realm of human space flight. The Bethesda,...
Jul 22, 2011 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, General, Kids Space, Market Research, NASA, Research, Space Race, Space Shuttle, Why Space
A new CNN/ORC International Poll has found that 50 percent of Americans say curtailing the NASA space shuttle program is bad for country. The findings from the new national survey were released shortly after the space agency’s last shuttle mission came to a wheel’s...
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 10, 2011 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Planet Earth, Space Research, Why Space
Watching Earth From Space: How Surveillance Helps Us – And Harms Us by Pat Norris; Springer, New York, New York (jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK); $39.95 (softcover); 2010. Here’s a book that literally pulls back the curtain on the benefits and problems...
Jul 8, 2011 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, Why Space
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Space Shuttle Atlantis roared off its launch pad here, crackling its way skyward into orbit. The flawless countdown leading to the Atlantis liftoff was slightly delayed for 2 ½ minutes as engineers assured themselves that part of the...
Jul 6, 2011 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, Why Space
Nearly six in 10 Americans believe it is essential for the United States to lead the exploration of space, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. The survey, conducted June 15-19, also found that 55 percent of Americans believe NASA’s long running...