Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, Mars, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Why Space
New Books for Future Mars Settlers There are two new and invaluable books on Mars, both of them ideal for those ready to settle down on the Red Planet: – How We’ll Live on Mars by Stephen Petranek – The International Mars Research Station – An exciting new plan to...
Mar 5, 2015 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Why Space
Journey To Space is a brand new, exciting and informative film, a fascinating production that spotlights the past, present, and future of space exploration. This unique documentary spotlights not only America’s giant leaps of space travel brought about by the Space...
Aug 20, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Canadian Space Agency, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Race, The Moon, Why Space
A new report has been released, the Global Exploration Roadmap for 2013, an action plan for space exploration. The Global Exploration Roadmap is being developed by space agencies participating in the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG): Italy,...
Dec 27, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Ask the Experts — Answers, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Space Shuttle, Why Space
NASA has issued an impressive volume, just right for reading as the space agency encounters a new year. NASA at 50: Interviews with NASA’s Senior Leadership is edited by Rebecca Wright, Sandra Johnson, and Steven J. Dick. The 50th anniversary of NASA on 1...
Jul 28, 2011 | Asteroid Exploration, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, or MPCV, is moving forward as the space agency’s deep space vehicle for human exploration. At the Lockheed Martin Waterton facility near Denver, Colorado, work is underway to integrate the Crew Module and the tower-like Launch...
Jul 23, 2011 | Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Planet Earth, The Moon, The Sun
The crew of NASA’s final shuttle mission completed the last leg of their mission on Friday, as they returned to Houston, where hundreds from the Texas city welcomed them back as colleagues and neighbors. Neither the rush hour traffic nor the high heat seemed...
Mar 25, 2011 | European Space Agency, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Uncategorized
The International Space Station, a familiar destination for NASA shuttle missions, may be Endeavour’s last stop, but her crew of six astronauts promises to break new ground with the delivery of the first astronomical observatory and tests of a docking sensor for...
Nov 23, 2010 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Our Solar System, The Moon
Industry space planners are scoping out next steps beyond low Earth orbit – but with a trajectory twist: Exploring the Moon’s hidden farside from the L2 Lagrange Point. Stationed in that L2 slot a piloted spacecraft would be synchronized with the Moon in its orbit...
Nov 21, 2010 | Blog, Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, The Moon
A NASA, university and industry team is studying mid-decade human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. Detailed by the team are options for long-duration “Gateway” habitats. An interim look at such a prospect is being briefed at high-levels within NASA, a plan that...
Nov 20, 2010 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Hubble Space Telescope, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
Trailblazing Mars – NASA’s Next Giant Leap by Pat Duggins; University Press of Florida; Gainesville, Florida; $24.95 (hard cover); 2010. The distant reddish hue of Mars in the night sky is a magnet for exploration. Eye-catching glimpses of the red planet were first...