Cassini’s Ultra-Close Flyby of Saturn Moon
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has made the closest fly of Saturn’s moon, Dione. Caught by the Cassini image equipment – two smaller moons, Epimetheus and Prometheus, near the planet’s ring system. How did this impressive flyby of the moon stack up overall? This encounter...Book Review: Fifty Years on the Space Frontier – Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More
Fifty Years on the Space Frontier: Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More by Robert W. Farquhar; Outskirts Press, Inc., Denver, Colorado; (hard cover); $32.36; 2011 There is renewed and growing interest in imaginative use of L-points in space – special spots in...In Your Face: Space Junk – The 3D Movie, Educator Guide
A new 3D IMAX film explores a troubling legacy of more than five decades of lofting satellites into space. Space Junk 3D takes the viewer on a voyage of challenges: How best to face the increasingly crowded Earth orbits that are littered with speeding and dangerous...UPDATE: Arrival! NASA Mooncraft Swing Into Lunar Orbit
UPDATE: The second of NASA’s two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft has successfully completed its planned main engine burn and is now in lunar orbit. Working together, GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B will study the moon as never before. The first of twin...China: Preliminary Planning for Human Lunar Landing
A sweeping look at China’s past and future space agenda has been issued by that country’s State Council Information Office. The white paper issued today is titled China’s Space Activities in 2011, but casts an eye forward as to where the spacefaring nation is headed....2020 Vision: An Overview of New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Now available for free is the online publication: 2020 Vision: An Overview of New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics. This colorful booklet summarizes the most recent National Research Council decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics. It provides...Sky Watcher Heaven! Apps for Mobile Devices – A First Catalog
The explosion in mobile apps in the last few years has meant that many new astronomy applications have become available. Thanks to Andrew Fraknoi of Foothill College in California, a first catalog has been assembled that lists a variety of apps for displaying and...Video Captures Robotic Refueling Mission of Santa!
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...New Private Launch System Unveiled
Billionaire Paul Allen, investor and philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, introduced today a new project: Stratolaunch Systems promising to provide “any orbit…any time.” The announcement today brought together, once again, Allen with maverick...Space Talk
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Elon’s 2023 tweet: ‘I’ll probably spend my last days on Mars.
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If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the flame trench 🔥
The flame deflector at @NASAKennedy’s Launch Complex 39B will redirect the exhaust and intense heat of @NASA_SLS northward at liftoff, experiencing a peak heat of 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit. Teams with Exploration Ground…
After Sun Sun Sunday
Comes
Moon Moon Monday
Need some rocket fuel
To stay awake
To pass the Moon moon Monday
And travel to Mars
Maybe I get to Saturn
And reach our Star
And Back Again
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May 18, 1969
John Young, Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan tuck in to a traditional #NASA steak and eggs on the morning of the launch of Apollo 10.
They make up one of the most experienced crews of the Apollo era, with five flights between them over the course of Project Gemini.
