Dragon Splashes Down, Ending Successful Commercial Space Demo

May 31, 2012 | Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Space Research

The SpaceX Dragon mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the southern California coast on Thursday, bringing a successful conclusion to a nine-day test flight. The voyage marked the first U.S.commercial re-supply mission to the six-person   International Space...

New UN Report: Space and Climate Change – Use of Space-based Technologies

Mar 31, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Canadian Space Agency, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Why Space

United Nations organizations are making full use of space-based technologies in a shared quest to enhance our ability to manage planet Earth and to address the critical challenges facing the human condition. “Climate change threatens to have a catastrophic impact on...

U. S. Secretary of State: Global Powers in Need of Space Code of Conduct

Jan 18, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, China, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Planet Earth, Roscosmos, Space and Science

  Secretary of State Hilliary Rodham Clinton pledged a new U. S.-led effort on Tuesday to develop an international space code of conduct to foster peaceful and productive uses of outer space. The initative — an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space...

Humans in Space: A Look Back at 2011, A Look Ahead at 2012

Dec 25, 2011 | Asteroid Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, China, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Mars, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Roscosmos, The Moon

  A year of milestones in human spaceflight, some tinged with nostalgia, is drawing to a close. The New Year opens with the U. S.and its global partners settled in Earth orbit, and a NASA strategy for the future human exploration of deep space starting to gel. In...

Video Captures Robotic Refueling Mission of Santa!

Dec 25, 2011 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Space Tourism

Just in time for Christmas, there’s a new example of services that the Robotic Refueling Mission on the International Space Station provided Santa Claus. Thanks to the NASA’s Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office, Santa was able to complete all his rounds on...

Could Human Missions to Mars be Possible in 25 years? A Collection of the World’s Most Capable Space Agencies Believes So

Sep 25, 2011 | Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Mars, NASA, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Roscosmos, Space Research, The Moon

A collaboration among 12 national  space agencies, including NASA — and working under the wing of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group believes so.   They established a blue print, The Global Exploration Roadmap, which was made public...

Partners Forge Plan That Prevents Temporary De-staffing of the International Space Station

Sep 16, 2011 | Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Space and Science

  Human operations aboard the International Space Station will continue uninterrupted under a new Russian Soyuz launch strategy announced Thursday, following a meeting of the NASA-led Space Station Control Board. The station’s 15-nation partnership faced...

NASA Moves Forward With International Space Station National Laboratory

Sep 12, 2011 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, Education, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Space and Science, Space Research

  NASA has completed negotiations with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, the Florida-based nonprofit group selected by the space agency earlier this year to manage the U. S. National Laboratory segment of the International Space Station. CASIS...