Aug 29, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Augustine Committee, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, NASA, Space Shuttle, Space Tourism, The Moon, Why Space
Becoming Spacefarers: Rescuing America’s Space Program by James A. Vedda; Xlibris Publishing; Bloomington, Indiana; Casebound Hardcover: $29.99; 2012. Just in time for an election year! The author has provided a no-nonsense review of what arguably seems to be...
Aug 10, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space Race, Why Space
As NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover revs up to start rolling, a new poll has looked into public backing of a human mission to Mars. Now Americans are slightly more supportive of sending a human to the Red Planet. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 36...
Aug 4, 2012 | Commercial Space, Exploration, Space and Science, Space Research, Why Space
The United States remains the overall leader in space competitiveness, as measured against 14 other global powers, but its relative position has declined for a fifth straight year, as other countries enhance their capabilities, according to a new assessment from the...
Jul 19, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, Space and Science, Space Research, Why Space
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) project is moving to the final design stage. To be located in Chile, the LSST is a proposed 8-meter wide-field survey telescope that will survey the entire sky approximately twice per week, delivering a large and...
Jul 1, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Kids Space, Spaceports, The Moon, Why Space
2001: The Lost Science by Adam K. Johnson; Apogee Prime; Burlington Ontario, Canada; $49.95 (soft cover); 2012. This large format book adds yet more atmospherics to that already larger-than-life 1968 science fiction movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, produced and directed...
May 15, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, China, Commercial Space, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Why Space
Space Chronicles – Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Edited by Avis Lang); W.W. Norton & Co., New York; $26.95 (hardcover); 2012. This delightful read comes courtesy of a thoughtful, charismatic astrophysicist and renowned popular speaker – an...
Apr 23, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, Why Space
The space economy is growing on a global scale, reaching $289.8 billion in 2011, representing a 12 percent rise in commercial revenuees and government budgets over the prior year, 41 percent over the previous five years. Most of the growth came from the...
Apr 22, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, The Moon, Why Space
In honor of Earth Day 2012, NASA has issued a visualization that draws upon richly detailed maps of the Moon’s surface made from data gathered by the space agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The result: You too can share the view seen firsthand back on...
Apr 21, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Why Space
A new private firm has been established, one that has set their trajectory on mining the treasure trove of available space resources. Next week, the key spark plugs behind Planetary Resources, Inc. are set to discuss the start-up venture: X Prize founder, Peter H....
Apr 15, 2012 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Why Space
Destination Mars – New Explorations of the Red Planet by Rod Pyle; Prometheus Books; Amherst, New York; $19.00; 2012 As you read this, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is bearing down on the red planet – headed for an early August entry, descent and landing. Once...