• Carnival of Space #260 is Here!

    Updated: 2012-07-31 12:39:20
    Astroblog: Carnival of Space #260 is now up at Supernova Condensate. There's memorials to Sally Ride, black holes, harvesting cosmic rays, the Murchison meteorite, playing with fridge magnets for science and much much more. Zip on over and get stuck in.

  • Space Weather Awareness in Rome

    Updated: 2012-07-31 12:33:06
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  • Progress M-015M finally departs the ISS

    Updated: 2012-07-31 12:01:29
    FlightGlobal.com Privacy Cookies Privacy Cookies Home News My FG Research Aircraft Jobs AirSpace Images Cutaways Historic Air shows More Search this blog Subscribe by E-mail Google Translate Recent Entries Progress M-015M finally departs the ISS Pioneer slowing anomaly caused by thermally-induced infra-red photon thrust Russian Rockot launches four satellites Progress M-15M managed to dock successfully Olympics has audience of billions as opening ceremony scores gold Re-docking of Progress M-015M delayed further HTV-3 is successfuly grabbed by robot arm and berthed on International Space Station Dr Who actress Mary Tamm passes away On a lighter note : Olympics satellite operators , fighter pilots and British competitors are ready for a sit down Chinese data relay satellite TianLian-1C is

  • Pioneer slowing anomaly caused by thermally-induced infra-red photon thrust

    Updated: 2012-07-31 11:32:17
    Hyperbola: The mysterious slight slowing of the NASA Pioneer 10 and 11 space probes which were launched in hte early 1970s has been explained. According to the scientists at JPL (Jet Propulsion Labororatory in Pasadena) reporting in Physical Review Letters, the slight decelerration can be traced to a heating effect from the now distant space probes' power systems. The scientists describe the effect as being anagolous to thrust being caused by photons from a light souce. In this instance it is the thermally induced emission of infra-red photons that is causing the deceleration.

  • Newt Space

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:27:29
    Smithsonian Instiution Smithsonian Journeys Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Channel goSmithsonian Visitors Guide Smithsonian magazine AirSpaceMag.com Subscribe Home History of Flight Flight Today Military Aviation Space Exploration Need to Know How Things Work Photos Videos Blogs The Daily Planet Letters To Earth The Once and Future Moon The View from 30,000 Feet On Air July 31, 2012 Newt Space First flight of Langley's aerodrome one second after launch and one second before impact During a recent talk to a gathering of students , former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke of his longstanding interest in space by mentioning the dust-up over comments he made about a Moon colony during the GOP primary He expanded this episode into a teaching moment about the nature of innovation and progress in

  • Guardians of the antimatter hunter

    Updated: 2012-07-31 09:34:00
    Popular Astronomy: ESA Human Spaceflight and Exploration: A year ago, the largest and most complex scientific instrument on the International Space Station was delivered to the orbital outpost. Searching for antimatter and the origins of our Universe, it is working flawlessly thanks to the continuous support from its own ‘mission control’.

  • Exoplanets: An Interactive Version of XKCD 1071

    Updated: 2012-07-31 04:37:02
    : Tuesday , July 31, 2012 About On Orbit Advertise Here Contact Information Feedback Log Out Home Blogs Features Recent Posts Exoplanets : An Interactive Version of XKCD 1071 Submitted by keithcowing on Mon , 07 30 2012 20:37. Astronomy An interactive version of XKCD 1071 : Exoplanets using data from Planetary Habilitability Laboratory via ProfAbelMendez and adapted code from the d3.js Bubble Chart example by mbostock Planets are drawn to scale using radius data . The dataset also includes attributes such as atmosphere type , which is included in the information area on the left . All blue and light brown planets are smaller than Jupiter . Brown represents the planets larger than Jupiter , while red represents the largest of them all . For the color by distance option , the more blue a

  • NSS and Explore Mars announce September 12th Congressional Space Blitz

    Updated: 2012-07-31 02:01:36
    The National Space Society (NSS) and Explore Mars will be conducting the “We Choose to Explore Space” Congressional Blitz on September 12, 2012 — the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s iconic “We choose to go to the Moon” speech. According to NSS Executive Director, Paul Damphousse, “Our nation’s space program is at a crossroads [...]

  • Newt Space

    Updated: 2012-07-31 01:59:00
    : Tuesday , July 31, 2012 Newt Space Paul D . Spudis The Once and Future Moon Smithsonian Air Space During a recent talk to a gathering of students , former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke of his longstanding interest in space by mentioning the dust-up over comments he made about a Moon colony during the GOP primary He expanded this episode into a teaching moment about the nature of innovation and progress in space . nbsp Gingrich is vigorous in his enthusiasm for space exploration but is not a devotee of the current agency and its programs . nbsp In his considered opinion , we need to re-think our approach to space exploration and use more innovative , non-bureaucratic approaches to develop space systems and . capabilities A historian by training , Gingrich often uses historical

  • Come Celebrate the Curiosity Landing in Pasadena

    Updated: 2012-07-31 01:30:00
    Skip to content Parabolic Arc Space Tourism and Much More News Search Archives Parabolic Reading List Polls Archive ESA Studies Future of Europe’s Launch Services Come Celebrate the Curiosity Landing in Pasadena Posted by Doug Messier on July 31, 2012, at 5:30 am in News Comments : no responses 0 Comments Image Credit : NASA JPL-Caltech Pasadena , CA , July 19, 2012 BlackStarr PR On August 4th , The Planetary Society , with CEO Bill Nye the Science Guy and BlackStarr will host a public evening event in celebration of the historic landing of the Curiosity on the surface of Mars . Our Martian Party kicks off after the first day of The Planetary Society’s Planetfest and spans two floors for an out-of-this world experience As you mingle with your friends and make new ones along the way , keep

  • NASA's Huge New Mars Rover Targets Biggest Red Planet Mysteries

    Updated: 2012-07-31 01:08:39
    SPACE.com: Where might life on Mars live? How did a wet planet turn dry?

  • EuSPEC 2012 planning well underway…

    Updated: 2012-07-30 20:18:37
    Planning for the 2012 European Space Elevator Challenge (EuSPEC) is well underway.  This is the second year this competition is being held and it will occur October 25th through the 28th in Munich, Germany. The application deadline is tomorrow, July 31st and more details can be found at their website. The first competition (EuSEC 2011) was a great [...]

  • Dawn Sets Its Sights on Ceres

    Updated: 2012-07-30 18:08:58
    By Marc Rayman As NASA’s Dawn spacecraft investigates its first target, the giant asteroid Vesta, Marc Rayman, Dawn’s chief engineer, shares a monthly update on the mission’s progress. Three impact craters of different sizes, arranged in the shape of a snowman, make up one of the most striking features on Vesta, as seen in this view from [...]

  • Diagram: Orbits of Near Earth Asteorids

    Updated: 2012-07-30 17:44:29
    This diagram illustrates the differences between orbits of a typical near-Earth asteroid (blue) and a potentially hazardous asteroid, or PHA (orange). PHAs are a subset of the near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) and have the closest orbits to Earth's orbit, coming within 5 million miles (about 8 million kilometers). They also are large enough to survive passage through Earth's atmosphere and cause damage on a regional, or greater, scale. read more

  • Image: Mimas Emerges From Behind Dione

    Updated: 2012-07-30 17:01:07
    Saturn's moon Mimas peeps out from behind the larger moon Dione in this view from the Cassini spacecraft. Mimas (246 miles, or 396 kilometers across) is near the bottom center of the image. Saturn's rings are also visible in the top right. This view looks toward the anti-Saturn side of Dione (698 miles, or 1,123 kilometers across). North on Dione is up and rotated 20 degrees to the right. This view looks toward the northern, sunlit side of the rings from just above the ringplane. read more

  • Image: Messier 68: A Ten Billion-year Stellar Dance

    Updated: 2012-07-30 17:00:26
    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope offers this delightful view of the crowded stellar encampment called Messier 68, a spherical, star-filled region of space known as a globular cluster. Mutual gravitational attraction among a cluster's hundreds of thousands or even millions of stars keeps stellar members in check, allowing globular clusters to hang together for many billions of years. Astronomers can measure the ages of globular clusters by looking at the light of their constituent stars. read more

  • Curiosity Completes Crucial Course Correction – 1 Week from Mars !

    Updated: 2012-07-30 01:27:02
    Image Caption: Course correcting thruster firings on July 29 successfully placed Curiosity on target to touchdown beside Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater on Mars on Aug 6 in search of signs of a habitable environment. Credit: NASA Now just 1 week out from landing beside a 3 mile high (5 km) layered Martian mountain in [...]

  • Will Alien Life be First Discovered on Saturn's Enceladus? (Weekend Feature)

    Updated: 2012-07-29 18:00:00
    In 2011, NASA's Cassini spacecraft discovered the best evidence yet for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft's direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected...

  • Progress Supply Ship Re-docks to ISS After Abort

    Updated: 2012-07-29 14:36:12
    A Russian Progress supply ship has been successfully re-docked to the International Space Station after an initial re-docking failed. The ship has been at the station since April and it was undocked on July 22 to perform a series of engineering tests during re-docking to make sure an upgraded automated rendezvous system was working. However, [...]

  • Photo: Progress 47P Returns to the International Space Station

    Updated: 2012-07-29 08:52:52
    @Astro_Suni: She's back! 47P returned on her own systems tonight. Even though she's filled w trash, it's good to have her back. pic.twitter.com/NuX1sZMA

  • Latest Photos From Opportunity on Mars

    Updated: 2012-07-29 08:36:49
    Opportunity is roving at the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. Progress was again impacted by a second safe mode entry by the Mars Odyssey orbiter. With normal Ultra-High Frequency relay with Odyssey restored, Opportunity was able to drive on Sol 3019 (July 21, 2012). read more

  • Image of the Day: 'Fomalhaut' --A Spectacular Star System

    Updated: 2012-07-28 15:45:00
    Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have discovered that planets orbiting the star Fomalhaut must be much smaller than originally thought. The discovery was made possible by exceptionally sharp ALMA images of a disc, or ring,...

  • NASA Making Strides with the New Space Launch System

    Updated: 2012-07-28 14:11:00
    In 2011, America lost the ability to send humans into space when NASA retired the shuttle program.   Lately, there has been a burst of news about the commercial side of spaceflight and how private companies such as SpaceX and VirginGalatic will soon be able to take over where the shuttle left off.  But that doesn’t [...]

  • Photo: HTV-3 Approaches The International Space Station

    Updated: 2012-07-28 04:55:50
    : Tuesday , July 31, 2012 About On Orbit Advertise Here Contact Information Feedback Log Out Home Blogs Features Recent Posts Photo : HTV-3 Approaches The International Space Station Submitted by keithcowing on Fri , 07 27 2012 20:55. Space Exploration The unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle HTV-3 approaches the International Space Station . The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched HTV-3 aboard an H-IIB launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan at 10:06 p.m . EDT July 20 11:06 a.m . July 21, Japan time The HTV is bringing 7,000 pounds of cargo including food and clothing for the crew members , an aquatic habitat experiment , a remote-controlled Earth-observation camera for environmental studies , a catalytic reactor for

  • The Most Epic Curiosity Countdown Clock

    Updated: 2012-07-28 03:04:03
    If you can’t get to a Mars Science Lab landing party, one website aims to bring the party to you. Explore Mars, a not-for-profit, has joined up with several space-faring organizations and firms to create Get Curious. It’s a one-stop shop for all things concerning Curiosity, the centerpiece of MSL. “Curiosity will rock the world” [...]

  • T Minus 9 Days – Mars Orbiters Now in Place to Relay Critical Curiosity Landing Signals

    Updated: 2012-07-28 01:22:25
    Image Caption: NASA’s Mars Odyssey will relay near real time signals of this artist’s concept depicting the moment that NASA’s Curiosity rover touches down onto the Martian surface. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and ESA’s Mars Express (MEX) orbiter will also record signals from Curiosity for later playback, not in real time. Credit: NASA It’s [...]

  • Cost Benefit Analysis Studies of High Speed Rail

    Updated: 2012-07-27 23:05:58
    skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Home July 27, 2012 Cost Benefit Analysis Studies of High Speed Rail Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Tweet Hong Kong spent USD$8.60 billion to build the high-speed rail HSR line linking with mainland China . 10 pages They calculate a net present value NPV of up to USD$2,068.49 million for the calculated benefits . Conventional railway also has a positive NPV about USD$177.60 million due to its balance performance in all kinds of aspects . Roadway transport is the only alternative that has a negative NPV USD$15885.60 million This is mainly due to its longest travel time which causes a large negative impact on the benefit of travel time . savings All big projects have studies that support the financials of the projects . The

  • Space Transport News signs off, NewSpace Watch signs in

    Updated: 2012-07-27 22:59:10
    , Skip to main . content HS Home Space for All Space Transport News Archives About Contact NewSpace Log 12 NewSpace Log 11 On Twitter On Facebook NewSpace Employment Jobs Place your job ad here Further details Bigelow Aerospace Blue Origin Masten Space Scaled Composites The Spaceship Company SpaceDev SNC SpaceX Tethers Unlimited TGV-Rockets XCOR NewSpace 2012 NASA Ames Mountain View , CA July 26-29, 2012 Mars Society Convention Pasadena , . CA August 3 5, 2012 Planetfest 2012 Pasadena , CA August 4-5, 2012 Tip Jar Regular readers can support HobbySpace with a contribution via credit : card Support HobbySpace with monthly donation More payment options available here Space Transport News signs off , NewSpace Watch signs in Today marks the end of posting at Space Transport News at

  • Briefs: Eryn Beisner interview; Astro Don Thomas

    Updated: 2012-07-27 20:14:31
    : Skip to main . content HS Home Space for All Space Transport News Archives About Contact NewSpace Log 12 NewSpace Log 11 On Twitter On Facebook NewSpace Employment Jobs Place your job ad here Further details Bigelow Aerospace Blue Origin Masten Space Scaled Composites The Spaceship Company SpaceDev SNC SpaceX Tethers Unlimited TGV-Rockets XCOR NewSpace 2012 NASA Ames Mountain View , CA July 26-29, 2012 Mars Society Convention Pasadena , . CA August 3 5, 2012 Planetfest 2012 Pasadena , CA August 4-5, 2012 Tip Jar Regular readers can support HobbySpace with a contribution via credit : card Support HobbySpace with monthly donation More payment options available here Briefs : Eryn Beisner interview Astro Don Thomas Moonandback interviews Eryn Beisner , a vehicle engineer for Barrios

  • NewSpace Conf - Fri. Morning Session 2 - Biz plan competition, pt. 2

    Updated: 2012-07-27 20:10:27
    . , . Skip to main . content HS Home Space for All Space Transport News Archives About Contact NewSpace Log 12 NewSpace Log 11 On Twitter On Facebook NewSpace Employment Jobs Place your job ad here Further details Bigelow Aerospace Blue Origin Masten Space Scaled Composites The Spaceship Company SpaceDev SNC SpaceX Tethers Unlimited TGV-Rockets XCOR NewSpace 2012 NASA Ames Mountain View , CA July 26-29, 2012 Mars Society Convention Pasadena , . CA August 3 5, 2012 Planetfest 2012 Pasadena , CA August 4-5, 2012 Tip Jar Regular readers can support HobbySpace with a contribution via credit : card Support HobbySpace with monthly donation More payment options available here NewSpace Conf Fri . Morning Session 2 Biz plan competition , pt . 2 The second set of presentations in the NewSpace

  • Briefs: GAO update on the EELV block buy; NASA & sequestration

    Updated: 2012-07-27 17:18:28
    GAO reports on how the Air Force has responded to earlier GAO criticisms of their plan to buy a large number of EELVs from ULA to cover launches over several years: GAO Gives DOD Mixed Report Card on EELV Acquisition - spacepolicyonline.com. === Jeff Foust writes about the comments yesterday from NASA chief of staff David Radzanowski at the NewSpace 2012 meeting about the impact of the budget sequestration on NASA: NASA still not worried about sequestration - Space Politics.

  • Briefs: Skylon update; More on Armadillo's launch license

    Updated: 2012-07-27 17:08:32
    Rob Coppinger gives an update on the Reaction Engines Skylon project: Futuristic Space Plane Concept Moves Closer to Reality - Space.com. === Jeff Foust reports on the announcement yesterday of the FAA launch license for Armadillo's STIG-B rocket: Armadillo receives a launch license for STIG-B « NewSpace Journal

  • NewSpace Conf - Fri. Morning Session 1

    Updated: 2012-07-27 17:01:14
    . Skip to main . content HS Home Space for All Space Transport News Archives About Contact NewSpace Log 12 NewSpace Log 11 On Twitter On Facebook NewSpace Employment Jobs Place your job ad here Further details Bigelow Aerospace Blue Origin Masten Space Scaled Composites The Spaceship Company SpaceDev SNC SpaceX Tethers Unlimited TGV-Rockets XCOR NewSpace 2012 NASA Ames Mountain View , CA July 26-29, 2012 Mars Society Convention Pasadena , . CA August 3 5, 2012 Planetfest 2012 Pasadena , CA August 4-5, 2012 Tip Jar Regular readers can support HobbySpace with a contribution via credit : card Support HobbySpace with monthly donation More payment options available here NewSpace Conf Fri . Morning Session 1 Space Investment : Creating a Viable Industry Panel discussion Lon Levin Co-founder , XM

  • Image of the Day: Stratospheric! -- "Extreme Space Jumping"

    Updated: 2012-07-27 15:45:00
    Extreme skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, begins a freefall of 29,455 metres in a test jump for the Red Bull Stratos Project thatlasted 3 minutes and 48 seconds at speeds reaching 862 kilometers per hour, with a 10 minute and 36 second...

  • Masten Space flies Xombie to 500 meters

    Updated: 2012-07-27 09:00:20
    Skip to main . content HS Home Space for All Space Transport News Archives About Contact NewSpace Log 12 NewSpace Log 11 On Twitter On Facebook NewSpace Employment Jobs Place your job ad here Further details Bigelow Aerospace Blue Origin Masten Space Scaled Composites The Spaceship Company SpaceDev SNC SpaceX Tethers Unlimited TGV-Rockets XCOR NewSpace 2012 NASA Ames Mountain View , CA July 26-29, 2012 Mars Society Convention Pasadena , . CA August 3 5, 2012 Planetfest 2012 Pasadena , CA August 4-5, 2012 Tip Jar Regular readers can support HobbySpace with a contribution via credit : card Support HobbySpace with monthly donation More payment options available here Masten Space flies Xombie to 500 meters Here's a video of a flight of the Masten Space Xombie vehicle . They were doing a test

  • Copenhagen Suborbitals set to fly SMARAGD-1 today

    Updated: 2012-07-27 08:52:34
    Copenhagen Suborbitals is planning to launch their SMARAGD-1 two-stage rocket at around 3:00 am ET. See the live webcast at Copenhagen Suborbitals SMARAGD-1 Launch Live - Wired Science/Wired.com. Update: Congrats to CS on their successful launch: SMARAGD-1 Launched Friday 27 - Wired Science/Wired.com

  • NewSpace Conf - Fri. Morning Session 2 - Biz plan competition, pt. 1

    Updated: 2012-07-27 06:25:10
    . , . Skip to main . content HS Home Space for All Space Transport News Archives About Contact NewSpace Log 12 NewSpace Log 11 On Twitter On Facebook NewSpace Employment Jobs Place your job ad here Further details Bigelow Aerospace Blue Origin Masten Space Scaled Composites The Spaceship Company SpaceDev SNC SpaceX Tethers Unlimited TGV-Rockets XCOR NewSpace 2012 NASA Ames Mountain View , CA July 26-29, 2012 Mars Society Convention Pasadena , . CA August 3 5, 2012 Planetfest 2012 Pasadena , CA August 4-5, 2012 Tip Jar Regular readers can support HobbySpace with a contribution via credit : card Support HobbySpace with monthly donation More payment options available here NewSpace Conf Fri . Morning Session 2 Biz plan competition , pt . 1 The NewSpace Business Plan Competition has started .

  • Briefs: More on Armadillo license; CS Smaragd-1 countdown

    Updated: 2012-07-27 04:56:42
    A report on Armadillo's FAA launch license: Armadillo Aerospace Granted FAA Launch License - SpaceNews.com. === Latest news on the Copenhagen Suborbitals rocket launch scheduled for Friday: T minus 11 hours – All Systems Go for Two-Stage DIY rocket - Wired Science/Wired.com.

  • NASA's August 5th Mars Landing --Will Launch the Robotic Search for Life

    Updated: 2012-07-26 15:45:00
    "Gale Crater and its mountain will tell this intriguing story," says Matthew Golombek, Mars Exploration Program Landing Site Scientist from JPL. "The layers there chronicle Mars' environmental history." In the gentle slopes around the mountain, Curiosity will prospect for organic...

  • The Space Elevator and Forbes…

    Updated: 2012-07-26 05:34:32
    In today’s Forbes online, science journalist Bruce Dorminey writes about the Space Elevator and the upcoming Space Elevator conference. Bruce interviewed ISEC Conferences Chair David Horn for his story. This is an excellent interview / article and well worth the read. And remember, the conference is only a little more than 4 weeks away.  There is still time to register, but don’t delay. See [...]

  • NSS Mourns Sally Ride - First American Woman Astronaut

    Updated: 2012-07-25 20:26:00
    The National Space Society (NSS) mourns the death of Sally Ride, the first American female astronaut and, at the time of her first flight, the youngest as well. Ride passed away on Monday, July 23 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. “Sally Ride was an extraordinary woman who spent almost her entire life as a [...]

  • Image of the Day: 1st Ever Comet Storm Observed

    Updated: 2012-07-25 18:30:00
    For the first time ever, evidence of a comet storm comes from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, whose infrared detectors picked up indications that comets were recently torn to shreds after colliding with a rocky body.. Eta Corvi is the right... </div

  • Odyssey Tweaked to Monitor Mars Science Lab Aug 5 Landing in Realtime

    Updated: 2012-07-25 15:45:00
    NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover at the Gale Crater site. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft carrying Curiosity...

  • SPRAWL! What Our Future Will Look Like When Earth Hits Pop. 10 Billion

    Updated: 2012-07-25 13:00:00
    Stephen Emmott, head of Computational Science at Microsoft Research, has created a devastating portrait the many ways we are impacting the planet. Emmott hascreated a one-man presentation that has taken theatregoers in Great Britain on tour through our own history...

  • Sally Kristen Ride, 1951 - 2012

    Updated: 2012-07-23 23:17:22
    Sally Ride died peacefully on July 23rd, 2012 after a courageous 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Sally lived her life to the fullest, with boundless energy, curiosity, intelligence, passion, joy, and love. Her integrity was absolute; her spirit was immeasurable; her approach to life was fearless. Sally was a physicist, the first American woman [...]

  • Sally Ride, 1951 – 2012

    Updated: 2012-07-23 22:51:05
    , Subscribe Today Renew Give a Gift Archives Customer Service Facebook Twitter Newsletter SEARCH Health Medicine Mind Brain Technology Space Human Origins Living World Environment Physics Math Video Photos Podcast RSS Discovery Channel telescope sees first light Would you stand under a nuclear blast Sally Ride , 1951 2012 I’m sad to write that Dr . Sally Ride , the first US female astronaut to go into space , has died of pancreatic cancer . NASA has a wonderful page in tribute to this trailblazer , and there’s little I can add to it . You can read about her many contributions to the space program on her official astronaut bio page She was and will continue to be an inspiration to women and men across the world , and while she’s gone too soon , I’m glad she was here and making a difference

  • "Hacking the Universe"--Stephen Hawking Launches the Cosmos Supercomputer

    Updated: 2012-07-23 22:00:00
    Stephen Hawking has launched the most powerful shared-memory supercomputer in Europe, the COSMOS supercomputer, manufactured by SGI and the first system of its kind. Hawking says will open up new windows on the universe. During the launch, which is part...

  • Sally Ride --NASA Pioneer Dies: 1st American Woman in Space

    Updated: 2012-07-23 21:35:00
    Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, died Monday at 61 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. "Sally lived her life to the fullest, with boundless...

  • Time lapse: Sunshine over Earth

    Updated: 2012-07-23 01:45:32
    : Subscribe Today Renew Give a Gift Archives Customer Service Facebook Twitter Newsletter SEARCH Health Medicine Mind Brain Technology Space Human Origins Living World Environment Physics Math Video Photos Podcast RSS Raging clouds , near and very , very far Deniers , disgust , and defamation Time lapse : Sunshine over Earth As they orbit the Earth from a height of 400 kilometers 240 miles astronauts aboard the International Space Station take hundreds , thousands of photographs of the Earth below and the skies above . These images are online at a NASA archive called The Gateway of Astronaut Photography of the Earth This archive is free and open to everyone , which means people so inclined can collect them , put them together , add music , and make incredible , moving , stunning ,

  • Coming August 5th: Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror Landing on Mars

    Updated: 2012-07-22 23:45:36
    In this 5-minute video, team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars. For more information see getcurious.com.

  • Texas Space Alliance Brings Together Texas Governor and Private Space Leaders

    Updated: 2012-07-21 20:36:45
    Groundbreaking meeting brings Texas closer to becoming Gateway to the Stars! The Texas Space Alliance (TXA) and the office of the Speaker of the Texas House are pleased to announce the meeting in Austin between Governor Rick Perry and numerous representatives of the nation’s top new commercial space firms. The TXA team brought [...]

  • Image of the Day --"The Kepler 5" --NASA's Short List of Potential Habitable Exoplanets

    Updated: 2012-07-20 15:45:00
    New data suggest the confirmation of the exoplanet Gliese 581g and the best candidate so far of a potential habitable exoplanet. The nearby star Gliese 581 is well known for having four planets with the outermost planet, Gliese 581d, already...

  • World's 1st Free Course on "Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life"

    Updated: 2012-07-19 14:30:00
    Edinburgh University’s upcoming free course, “Introduction to Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life” will open up an exciting new era in the study of extraterrestrial life. According to Jeff Haywood, vice principal of the University of Edinburgh, the number...

  • Space Warfare XVII: A Blockade in SPAAACE !!!

    Updated: 2012-07-18 23:00:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY HISTORY SPACE AND OTHER SPECULATIONS Rocketpunk Manifesto Days of Future Past Wednesday , July 18, 2012 Space Warfare XVII : A Blockade in SPAAACE An expeditionary force , let us say , has set forth from Mars , heading toward Earth . Its mission is to establish and enforce a blockade of Earth or of the rest of the Solar System , depending on how you look at it . Specifically , certain persons are to be embargoed , forbidden to travel from Earth . to any other planet , moon , or other astronomical body . Travel to good old Luna may or may not be included in the embargo , depending as much on operational as policy-objective considerations . See below Violators are subject to arrest . If they resist arrest they may be fired . upon We

  • Dr. Bryan Laubscher to appear on The Space Show

    Updated: 2012-07-15 05:38:47
    This coming Monday, July 16th, from 2pm to 3:30pm Pacific time, Dr. Bryan Laubscher, astrophysicist and ISEC Board Member, will appear on Dr. David Livingstone’s The Space Show.  Bryan will talk about the Space Elevator, the upcoming Space Elevator Conference, carbon nanotubes and other related subjects. From the Space Show website: The Monday, July 16, 2012 program from 2-3:30 [...]

  • Spurring Economic Growth and Competitiveness Through NASA Derived Technologies

    Updated: 2012-07-13 14:26:48
    (Washington, DC) — On July 12 the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing entitled, “Spurring Economic Growth and Competitiveness through NASA Derived Technologies.” The purpose of the hearing was to highlight the direct economic and societal benefits that investment in NASA has generated and to [...]

  • Coalition for Space Exploration “Why Explore Space?” Video Contest Winners

    Updated: 2012-07-12 23:01:30
    The Coalition for Space Exploration has chosen the grand prize winner and runner up videos in its “Why Explore Space” video contest. Each video is two minutes long. Dreams of Space by Raymond Bell The Economics of Exploring Space by Garry Livesay

  • Virgin Galactic Unveils LauncherOne

    Updated: 2012-07-12 05:09:03
    Virgin Galactic Unveils LauncherOne to Deliver 225 KG Orbit for $10 MIllion Image Credit: Virgin Galactic In an announcement today at the Farnborough International Air Show, Virgin Galactic revealed it is partnering with a privately funded satellite launcher to build a two stage air launched rocket capable of placing 225 kilograms into orbit for around $10 Million [...]

  • Early Bird Special - Last Call!

    Updated: 2012-07-11 03:34:11
    Just a reminder that July 15th is absolutely, positively the very last day you can sign-up to attend the upcoming Space Elevator Conference at the Early Bird special rates.  After that date, full-price will be charged. This year’s Conference, to be held August 25-27 at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, promises to be the best ever and we sure [...]

  • Slice of History: Remote Controlled Manipulators

    Updated: 2012-07-10 20:36:20
    By Julie Cooper Each month in “Slice of History” we feature a historical photo from the JPL Archives. See more historical photos and explore the JPL Archives at https://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/. Remote Controlled Manipulators — Photograph Number 381-4778B The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s 1971 Annual Report featured this photo of a remote controlled system for handling solid propellants. A 1965 [...]

  • A Different Slant:

    Updated: 2012-07-09 23:43:38
    By Duane Roth Cassini Has a Special View of Saturn These Days - How Did It Get There? For the past 18 months, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn in practically the same plane as the one that slices through the planet’s equator. Beginning with the Titan flyby on May 22, navigators started to tilt Cassini’s [...]

  • Goodspaceguy: Let's Now Build the Heavenly Habitats of Orbital Space Colonization

    Updated: 2012-07-09 00:39:00
    : : Colonize Orbital Space Sunday , July 08, 2012 Goodspaceguy : Let's Now Build the Heavenly Habitats of Orbital Space Colonization GOODSPACEGUY : LET’S NOW BUILD THE HEAVENLY HABITATS OF ORBITAL SPACE COLONIZATION This is my message 27 on my blog : Colonize Orbital Space In the colonization of our solar system , our Spaceship Earth remains our paradise planet , but let us now build additional , orbiting , spinning , heavenly . habitats 2011 December 19 2012 July 8 Our Spaceship Earth is our paradise planet in our solar system . As we start colonizing our solar system , we should also continue to improve our Spaceship Earth . Improvements should become easier as our technology continues to advance . We have now built up our ability to start building privately owned , spinning , hardship

  • Shedding Light on the Scarred Face of Asteroid Vesta

    Updated: 2012-07-05 23:22:56
    By Marc Rayman As NASA’s Dawn spacecraft investigates its first target, the giant asteroid Vesta, Marc Rayman, Dawn’s chief engineer, shares a monthly update on the mission’s progress. This image, from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, shows rock material that has moved across the surface and flowed into a low area in the ridged floor of the Rheasilvia basin [...]

  • Reminder - All Fall Down is free for a limited time…

    Updated: 2012-07-05 18:49:16
    A few days ago, I posted about Vern McGeorge’s eBook, All Fall Down, and mentioned that it would be free (Kindle version) from July 4th through the 8th.  This offer is open now, so visit the website and download this eBook for free! I asked Vern if he had any comments about the writing process or anything else he would [...]

  • More Videos from the International Space Development Conference

    Updated: 2012-07-05 18:09:23
    The following presentations from the 2012 NSS International Space Development Conference in Washington, DC, are now available on the NSS website. Jim Muncy, Government Relations Consultant at XCOR. 64 minute video. Alexandra Hall, Senior Director, Google Lunar X Prize. 44 minute video. Rick Tumlinson, Founder of Earthlight Institute. 52 minute video. NSS 25th Anniversary Awards Presentations. 2 videos, 2 [...]

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