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01 news 02 sub orbit 03 orbit 04 moon 05 planetary 06 environment 07 video search daily spaceflight news today's moon full Friday 31 August 2012 Book your flight Space travel is right around the . corner Let Moonandback get you on . board Sign up . now A giant of a moon appears before a giant of a planet undergoing seasonal changes in this natural color view of Titan and Saturn from NASA's Cassini spacecraft . Image Credit : NASA JPL-Caltech SSI Planetary Saturn and its Largest Moon Reflect Their True Colors PASADENA , Calif . Posing for portraits for NASA’s Cassini spacecraft , Saturn and its largest moon , Titan , show spectacular colors in a new quartet of . images One image captures the changing hues of Saturn’s northern and southern hemispheres as they pass from one season to the .

Image: Cassini Looks Through Titan's Atmosphere

Updated: 2012-08-31 16:26:14

NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks toward the night side of Saturn's largest moon and sees sunlight scattering through the periphery of Titan's atmosphere and forming a ring of color. Titan's north polar hood can be seen at the top of this view, and a hint of the south polar vortex can be detected at the bottom. See PIA08137 to learn more about the north polar hood. See PIA14919 and PIA14920 to learn more about the south polar vortex. read more

Moon Express Hires Veteran Team From Space Industry To Pursue Commercial Lunar Missions

Updated: 2012-08-31 16:15:18

01 news 02 sub orbit 03 orbit 04 moon 05 planetary 06 environment 07 video search daily spaceflight news today's moon full Friday 31 August 2012 Book your flight Space travel is right around the . corner Let Moonandback get you on . board Sign up . now Moon Express landing test vehicle . Image credit : NASA News Moon Express Hires Veteran Team From Space Industry To Pursue Commercial Lunar Missions Leading space industry veterans join Moon Express to reach for the Moon and win the Google Lunar X . PRIZE SILICON VALLEY , Calif . Moon Express , Inc . a provider of commercial and scientific missions to the Moon , has unveiled its senior technical team of veteran space industry engineers hired to lead the company’s flight . programs The Moon Express technical leadership team is described as a

"Could There be Life in the Universe Far Older Than Ours?" --Planetary Building Blocks After Big Bang Suggest: "Yes"

Updated: 2012-08-31 16:14:30

The Daily Galaxy: The raw materials for building terrestrial planets were available very soon after the Big Bang, raising the possibility that there could be life in the Universe far older than we. Perhaps they reside around long-lived red dwarf stars, or have...

Dramatic New Video Brings You to the Dazzling Lunar Surface

Updated: 2012-08-31 16:09:48

This video has been in production for a while and was not meant to honor Neil Armstrong, but it very well could memorialize the first human explorer to set foot on the Moon. This short video titled “From the Earth to the Moon” provides a stunning and inspirational view of the lunar surface, and “highlights [...]

Dramatic New Video Brings You to the Dazzling Lunar Surface

Updated: 2012-08-31 16:09:48

Home Become a Member Carnival of Space Contact Us Forum Guide to Space Privacy Policy Telescope Guide Subscribe Universe Today Dramatic New Video Brings You to the Dazzling Lunar Surface by Nancy Atkinson on August 31, 2012 Want to stay on top of all the space news Follow universetoday on Twitter This video has been in production for a while and was not meant to honor Neil Armstrong , but it very well could memorialize the first human explorer to set foot on the Moon . This short video titled From the Earth to the Moon” provides a stunning and inspirational view of the lunar surface , and highlights vast portions of the lunar surface that have yet to be explored , and demonstrates how new images are revealing dramatic details of future landing sites suitable for both robotic and human

Andrew Rush – Intellectual Property in Space | Moonandback Interview

Updated: 2012-08-31 16:00:59

moonandback: Andrew Rush, Registered Patent Agent, PCT Law Group, talks with us about getting interested in space law and working to help space companies get patents. **For optimal viewing experience choose full screen option.

Space History Photo: Saturn V Tanks Mated

Updated: 2012-08-31 15:47:45

SPACE.com: Parts of the Saturn V test vehicle are assembled.

"Could There be Life in the Universe Far Older Than Ours?" --Planetary Building Blocks After Big Bang Suggest: "Yes"

Updated: 2012-08-31 15:45:00

The raw materials for building terrestrial planets were available very soon after the Big Bang, raising the possibility that there could be life in the Universe far older than we. Perhaps they reside around long-lived red dwarf stars, or have...

NASA MRO Image of Mars: Dune Migration

Updated: 2012-08-31 15:42:16

This image shows large sand dunes in the North Polar sand sea on Mars. It is one of a series of repeat images of the same dunes, taken at different times, in order to determine the type and extent of changes in the dunes over time. Dunes tend to migrate slowly on Earth under continuous wind regimes (on the order of several to tens of meters per year), and we are just starting to verify movement on Martian dunes with these repeat HiRISE images. read more

NASA Dawn Image: Publicia Crater

Updated: 2012-08-31 15:40:15

Publicia crater is centered on the right side of the image and has a sharp, fresh rim. Around Publicia's rim here are many alternating streaks of bright and dark material tumbling down towards its center. There are mounds of material in Publicia's base that were probably deposited here after material tumbled down the crater's sides. read more

NASA funding Development of Aeutronic fusion power for Spacecraft Applications

Updated: 2012-08-31 15:37:12

skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Home August 31, 2012 NASA funding Development of Aeutronic fusion power for Spacecraft Applications Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Tweet Federal Business Opportunity NASA JSC is currently looking at the development of aneutronic fusion power for spacecraft . applications Research focus is radiation protection , architecture utilizing high temperature superconducting magnets , and anuetronic fusion . NASA JSC intends to purchase research and development services from the Electric Power Research Institute EPRI for a continuation of an aneutronic fusion research project currently being conducted at the Johnson Space Center . EPRI possesses highly specialized technical skills , knowledge , and data specifically concerning the research

CCiCap Milestone Awards Raise Questions

Updated: 2012-08-31 15:30:44

AmericaSpace: In May of this year, SpaceX became the first company to rendezvous with and be berthed to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA By Jim Hillhouse & Jason Rhian A recent series of articles appearing on the website Parabolic Arc raises questions about NASA’s management of NASA’s Commercial Crew program. In particular, concerns are [...]

EUMETSAT signs cooperation agreement with China State Oceanic Administration

Updated: 2012-08-31 15:30:40

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Image: Blue Moon over the South America As Seen by EUMESAT's MSG-3

Updated: 2012-08-31 15:28:44

Blue Moon over the south American region, seen during the MGS-3 commissioning phase, consisting of five-minute rapid scans of the Earth and Moon. A Blue Moon is sometimes defined as the second full moon in a calendar month. Note: This is Level 1.0 raw data image. Larger image

Opportunity Rover Tops 35 Kilometers of Driving

Updated: 2012-08-31 15:03:19

The Opportunity Mars rover looks back at the tracks left along the rim of Endeavour Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Meanwhile, back in Meridiani Planum … the Opportunity rover keeps on trucking, and has now exceeded over 35 kilometers (21.75 miles) of driving on its odometer! Quite an accomplishment for the Energizer Bunny of Mars rovers, now [...]

Getting Closer! New SuperEarth Found in Red Dwarf Habitable Zone

Updated: 2012-08-31 14:29:24

A new superterran exoplanet (aka Super-Earth),a rock-water world, was found in the stellar habitable zone of the red dwarf star Gliese 163 by the European HARPS team. The planet, Gliese 163c, has a minimum mass of 6.9 Earth masses and...

I’m going to Space Camp!

Updated: 2012-08-30 18:00:04

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 Bill Nye : creationism is bad for children Time lapse : When the Moon ate Venus I’m going to Space Camp I am very excited to invite everyone to a fantastic event : RocketFest a field day at Space Camp in Huntsville , Alabama Rocketfest is a celebration of Space Camp and what it does to inspire kids to explore space . It’s open to families and kids of all ages , and it’ll be on Monday , September 3rd , 2012 from 10:00 a.m . to 4:00 p.m . at Space Camp itself . All proceeds raised go to the U.S . Space Rocket Center . Foundation I’ll be giving a short talk there about space

Carnival of Space 264

Updated: 2012-08-30 17:25:00

skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Home August 30, 2012 Carnival of Space 264 Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Tweet Carnival of space 264 is now up on Tomorrow is . Here Centauri Dreams SETI normally works with radio or optical signals , but the discipline is changing . Could we detect extraterrestrial technology , even a starship in transit Centauri Dreams examines the question through the lens of a 1995 paper by Robert . Zubrin Some beautiful new high-resolution views of Mount Sharp in Gale crater , taken by the Curiosity . rover High-resolution view of Mount Sharp in Gale crater . Click for larger version . Credit : NASA JPL Emily Lakdawalla Nextbigfuture NASA has a project to test telerobotics from the International space station to the surface of the earth .

Changing Hues Signal Transition of Seasons at Saturn

Updated: 2012-08-30 17:16:52

The giant moon Titan passes in front of Saturn in this natural-color, wide-angle view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI [SPOILER ALERT: Viewing these images will force you to change your computer wallpaper] Here on Earth, it’s almost time for the burst of fall color that signals the change of seasons in the Northern [...]

What Has the Kuiper Belt Taught Us About The Solar System?

Updated: 2012-08-30 17:07:37

Over 4 billion miles (6.7 billion km) from the Sun, the Kuiper Belt is a vast zone of frozen worlds we still know very little about. Image: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute (JHUAPL/SwRI) Today marks the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the first Kuiper Belt Object, 1992QB1. KBOs are distant and [...]

Image of the Day: Stunning New Views of Saturn's Titan

Updated: 2012-08-30 15:45:00

A wide-angle view in today’s package captures Titan passing in front of Saturn, as well as the planet’s changing colors. Upon Cassini’s arrival at Saturn eight years ago, Saturn’s northern winter hemisphere was an azure blue. Now that winter is...

Image: Hurricane Isaac at Night

Updated: 2012-08-30 15:03:51

Early on August 29, 2012, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi-NPP satellite captured this nighttime view of Hurricane Isaac and the cities near the Gulf Coast of the United States. The image was acquired at 1:57 a.m. local time by the VIIRS "day-night band," which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses light intensification to enable the detection of dim signals. In this case, the clouds of Isaac were lit by moonlight. read more

NASA Launches Twin Probes to Study Earth’s Radiation Belts

Updated: 2012-08-30 14:47:24

After nearly a week of weather and technical delays, NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) launched in the early morning skies from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 4:05a.m. EDT (08:05 GMT) on Thursday, August 30, 2012. This will be the first twin-spacecraft mission designed to explore our planet’s radiation belts. “Scientists [...]

Mars Trek begins for Curiosity

Updated: 2012-08-30 06:43:27

Image Caption: Martian Soil caked on Curiosity’s right middle and rear wheels after Sol 22 Drive. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Mars Trek has begun for NASA’s Curiosity rover. The mega rover has departed from her touchdown vicinity at “Bradbury Landing” and set off on a multi-week eastwards traverse to her first science target which the team has [...]

Curiosity Begins Eastbound Trek

Updated: 2012-08-30 03:18:12

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has set off from its landing vicinity on a trek to a science destination about a quarter-mile (400 meters) away, where it may begin using its drill. read more

Image: Saturn and Titan Reflect Their True Colors

Updated: 2012-08-30 03:11:44

Posing for portraits for NASA's Cassini spacecraft, Saturn and its largest moon, Titan, show spectacular colors in a quartet of images being released today. One image captures the changing hues of Saturn's northern and southern hemispheres as they pass from one season to the next. read more

Kepler finds a planet in a binary star’s habitable zone

Updated: 2012-08-29 18:16:14

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 BAFact Math : The Sun is mind-crushingly brighter than the faintest object ever seen . . Seriously Hurricane Isaac menaces the Gulf coast Kepler finds a planet in a binary star’s habitable zone Oh , this is too cool : scientists have found a planet orbiting a binary star a pair of stars in tight orbit around each other that is at the right distance to have liquid water Let me be clear : this planet is much bigger than Earth , and is likely to be a gas giant . So it’s not Earth-like , and probably not itself habitable . But it might have moons Note : this image is artwork based

NASA Completes Maximum Parachute Test For Orion Spacecraft

Updated: 2012-08-29 16:45:26

NASA Tuesday successfully completed another parachute test of its Orion spacecraft high above the skies of the U.S. Yuma Army Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona. The test examined the maximum pressure Orion's parachutes might face when returning from exploration missions. read more

"A Lunar Paradox" --Was the Moon Created by a Collision with Earth by a Mars-Sized Object?

Updated: 2012-08-29 16:30:00

The Moon is believed to have formed from a collision, 4.5 billion years ago, between Earth and an impactor the size of Mars, known as "Theia." Over the past decades scientists have simulated this process and reproduced many of the...

Shuttle Exhaust Reveals More Information About Atmospheric Winds

Updated: 2012-08-29 16:09:38

After the Space Shuttle Atlantis launched for the final time at 11:29 AM (EDT) on July 8, 2011, scientist tracked water vapor in its exhaust on its travels throughout the upper atmosphere. Credit: NASA Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool read more

Image of the Day: Billions of Years of Mars' History Etched into Mount Sharp's Layers

Updated: 2012-08-29 14:00:00

The "layers of ancient life?" This photo from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the layered geologic history of the base of Mount Sharp, the 3-mile-high mountain rising from the center of Gale Crater, Curiosity’s ultimate destination. Image taken on Aug....

Protected: Think Twice: A Response to Kevin Kelly on ‘Thinkism’

Updated: 2012-08-29 01:11:07

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Unlike Earth Space elevators, Lunar space elevators look feasible and economic

Updated: 2012-08-29 00:31:23

, skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Home August 28, 2012 Unlike Earth Space elevators , Lunar space elevators look feasible and economic Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Tweet Lunar space elevators are flexible structures connecting the lunar surface with counterweights located beyond the L1 or L2 Lagrangian points in the Earthmoon system . A lunar space elevator on the moon’s near side , balanced about the L1 Lagrangian point , could support robotic climbing vehicles to release lunar material into high Earth orbit . A lunar space elevator on the moon’s far side , balanced about L2, could provide nearly continuous communication with an astronomical observatory on the moon’s far side , away from the optical and radio interference from the Earth . Because of the lower

Singapore develops onchip antenna for 135 GHz WiFi that can support 20 Gigabits per second

Updated: 2012-08-28 19:28:35

skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Home August 28, 2012 Singapore develops onchip antenna for 135 GHz WiFi that can support 20 Gigabits per second Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Tweet Researchers from A STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics IME have developed the first compact high performance silicon-based cavity-backed slot CBS antenna that operates at 135 . GHz The antenna demonstrated 30 times stronger signal transmission over on-chip antennas at 135 GHz At just 1.6mm x 1.2mm , approximately the size of a sesame seed , it is the smallest silicon-based CBS antenna reported to date for ready integration with active circuits . IME’s innovation will help realize a wireless communication system with very small form factor and almost two-thirds cheaper than a

Space Elevator Economics not that compelling and many hurdles beyond material we don't have

Updated: 2012-08-28 18:53:29

skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Home August 28, 2012 Space Elevator Economics not that compelling and many hurdles beyond material we don't have Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Tweet Wikipedia For a space elevator , the cost varies according to the . design Bradley C . Edwards received funding from NIAC from 2001 to 2003 to write a paper describing a space elevator design . In it he stated that : The first space elevator would reduce lift costs immediately to 100 per pound 220 kg However , as with the initial claims for the space shuttle , this is only the marginal cost , consisting of the electricity required to lift the elevator payload , but not operating overhead and maintenance whereas the fixed costs would be US$6 to 12 billion , for construction and one-way

Different Space Elevator Deployment to work with 42 GPa materials

Updated: 2012-08-28 18:04:02

skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Home August 28, 2012 Different Space Elevator Deployment to work with 42 GPa materials Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Tweet Exponential Tethers for Accelerated Space Elevator Deployment 10 pages Reel-to-Reel buildup is the absolute best choice for strengths greater than 72 GPa . At 65 GPa it is nearly identical to climber-based buildup with a three day climber interval . This is remarkable , given how close 65 GPa is to the critical strength of 63 GPa . If climbers can only depart every three days , redeploy and splice is the method ofchoice from 42 GPa to 67 . GPa An exponential space elevator is a space elevator with a tether cross-section that varies exponentially with altitude . With such an elevator it is possible to reel in

First Recorded Human Voice from Earth to Another Planet and Back --NASA Mars' Curiosity Mission

Updated: 2012-08-28 15:00:00

In historic spoken words radioed to the rover on Mars and back to NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) on Earth, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden noted the difficulty of landing a rover on Mars, congratulated NASA employees and the agency's commercial...

China's Antarctic Astronomy Base in Active Search for Alien Life

Updated: 2012-08-27 14:20:00

Chinese astronomers are actively searching for Earth-like planets using survey instruments in Antarctica, as they believe efforts to seek an extra-solar planet that that harbors life will soon be rewarded. "It's highly possible that human beings might find such a...

Bon Voyage Neil Armstrong

Updated: 2012-08-27 05:49:00

: Freeluna Lunar Colonization Blog Space colonization offers the best possible future for mankind , and the colonization of the moon is our best first . step Sunday , August 26, 2012 Bon Voyage Neil Armstrong The first man to walk on the moon has passed on to his next great journey . Neil Armstrong passed away yesterday at the age of 82 due to complications with coronary surgery . Not only was Mr . Armstrong the first man to step onto the moon's surface , but it was he was the lunar module's LEM's pilot , who took over control of the LEM's automatic landing program during the final approach in order to avoid a field of car-sized boulders and thus avoid the first extra-terrestrial space disaster . Before joining the space program , he was a test pilot . He was also an engineer . He was one

Some Additional Reaction to Neil Armstrong’s Death

Updated: 2012-08-26 01:25:21

From Hugh Downs, Chairman of the NSS Board of Governors: “News of Neil Armstrong’s passing is so shocking that there is no way it can be absorbed right away as reality. His position in history is deeper than that of any known discoverer or explorer in the history of this planet. As [...]

Family Statement Regarding the Death of Neil Armstrong

Updated: 2012-08-25 21:07:36

Neil Armstrong died today at the age of 82. His family released the following statement: We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. Neil was our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. Neil Armstrong was also a reluctant American hero who always believed he was just [...]

"Saturn's Titan is Capable of Creating the Molecules that Make Up DNA"

Updated: 2012-08-25 15:00:00

Saturn's moon Titan has many of the components for life without liquid water. But the orange hydrocarbon haze that shrouds the planet's largest moon could be creating the molecules that make up DNA without the help of water – an...

The Tower of Babel

Updated: 2012-08-25 05:00:43

I was just made aware of another book (published in August of 2011) that has a Space Elevator as a “major player”. This book, The Tower of Babel: NASA’s Great Endeavor, was written by Dr. Victor Nelson. We hadn’t heard of him and he hadn’t heard of ISEC until very recently. After some brief correspondence [...]

The Complete Mars Science Lab Descent in HD Video

Updated: 2012-08-24 12:00:00

This is a full-resolution version of the NASA Curiosity rover descent to Mars, taken by the MARDI descent imager. As of August 20, all but a dozen 1600x1200 frames have been uploaded from the rover, and those missing were interpolated...

Curiosity's Powerful Laser Pulse Kick-Starts Search for Evidence of Mars Life

Updated: 2012-08-24 07:16:49

Much to the delight of NASA/JPL's Mars Science Lab team, the laser instrument has fired nearly 500 shots so far that have produced strong, clear data about the composition of the Martian surface. "The spectrum we have received back from...

When will we find life in space?

Updated: 2012-08-23 01:51:58

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 Curiosity rolls Two amazing Curiosity descent videos When will we find life in space The article below was originally posted on the BBC Future blog , and was titled Will we ever find life elsewhere in the universe I'm reposting it here because , oddly , the BBC page is only readable for people outside the UK It has to do with the BBC rights and all that . But they gave me permission to post it here , and since I thought it was fun and provocative , I figure y'all would like it . Enjoy . Will we ever find life in space One of the reasons I love astronomy is that it doesn’t

The BBC talks about the Space Elevator Conference

Updated: 2012-08-22 07:35:08

Space Elevator Conference chair David Horn was interviewed by BBC’s Richard Hollingham recently and the result of that interview is posted here, on the BBC Future website. It’s a good article and gets the basic facts right. It does incorrectly state that ISEC has been the organizer of the Space Elevator Conferences for the past 10 years (this is the [...]

Beamed Propulsion and Cubesats

Updated: 2012-08-19 02:51:53

john hare Watching Jonathons’ video presentation on micro depots for very small satellites even before servicing large satellites or manned vehicles, and reading a few articles on electric propulsion triggered a thought, or possibly just a memory of something suggested elsewhere. What if the micro depot had a laser or microwave mounted to not only [...]

Someone is Wrong on the Internet!

Updated: 2012-08-14 15:34:14

And ironically, it’s XKCD What-if that is wrong. Well, not wrong by commission, but wrong by omission. First off, I’m a huge fan of both XKCD (well the 98% of their comic strips that are SFJ) and XKCD-What If. If I was 1/20th as funny as Randall Munroe, I’d probably be writing witty webcomics instead [...]

Scooby-Doo Ending

Updated: 2012-08-13 20:28:21

I’ve noticed a meme over the past years that NASA would be able to accomplish more if it didn’t keep getting its direction changed every time a new President comes in, or every time there is a shakeup in Congress. A strong corollary to this meme seems to be that these changes (and the accompanying [...]

NewSpace 2012 Space Architectures Panel

Updated: 2012-08-13 17:42:51

I didn’t realize till I saw it on NASASpaceflight.com, but apparently the panel I was on at NewSpace 2012 is now up on youtube, so I figured I would share. My piece runs from about the 8min mark till around the 14min mark, so it’s fairly brief: Not sure if what I had to say [...]

Trans Mars Injection

Updated: 2012-08-11 12:25:30

john hare Rand Simberg (Transterrestrial Musings)posted a few concepts for mars missions the other day involving refueling at various interplanetary depots with attendant advantages. Unfortunately, I couldn’t quite grasp the advantages compared to other depot scenarios in more conventional orbits. Though I am not a Mars first advocate, a lot of people are, and [...]

Suborbital Reusable Vehicles: A 10-Year Forecast of Market Demand

Updated: 2012-08-10 19:02:48

A new 102-page study “Suborbital Reusable Vehicles: A 10-Year Forecast of Market Demand” is now available in the NSS website Space Transportation section as a 10 MB PDF file. Suborbital reusable vehicles (SRVs) are creating a new spaceflight industry. SRVs are commercially developed reusable space vehicles that may carry humans or cargo. The companies developing these [...]

Seeking Your Input on NASA’s Plans, Programs and Priorities

Updated: 2012-08-09 04:26:21

Here’s your opportunity to contribute to the future direction of NASA’s plans, programs and priorities, in a study directed by Congress and led by the National Academies. This is your space program and your future. What do you have to say about it? The input form can be found here. Deadline for [...]

Mars Science Laboratory is a "Curiosity" on Mars

Updated: 2012-08-08 22:01:00

: Freeluna Lunar Colonization Blog Space colonization offers the best possible future for mankind , and the colonization of the moon is our best first . step Wednesday , August 08, 2012 Mars Science Laboratory is a Curiosity on Mars I'm sure any potential Martians were quite surprised when the car-sized Curiosity rover a . k . a . Mars Science Laboratory landed on Mars . Congratulations to JPL for an extraordinary job well done . The picture above was taken by the still functioning Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended under parachute . I don't know what is more remarkable that one Mars mission took pictures of another Mars mission's arrival or that Curiosity landed in one piece . At first glance , the proposed landing technique for the rover seemed insane . Its supposed to

NRC Committee on NASA's Strategic Direction Questionnaire

Updated: 2012-08-08 20:36:53

Blog Tools Edit your Blog Build a Blog RSS Feed View Profile August 2012 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 You are not logged . in Log in Entries by Topic All topics Adopt JPLSpaceFoundation Leeward Space Foundation Tripod Home Tripod Build Tripod Member Spotlight Register Your Domain Space Elevators Lycos Home Lycos Search Lycos News Leeward Space Foundation Wednesday , 8 August 2012 NRC Committee on NASA's Strategic Direction Questionnaire Even the Janitors Knew It's been said that you could ask any janitor on a NASA property in the 1960's , Why are you mopping the floors His response , To put a man on the moon . rdquo If you asked , How does that put a man on the moon His answer , scientists need a sterile environment to .

Congrats to SpaceX for Successful Dragon ISS Meet-up.

Updated: 2012-08-08 17:54:00

: . Freeluna Lunar Colonization Blog Space colonization offers the best possible future for mankind , and the colonization of the moon is our best first . step Wednesday , August 08, 2012 Congrats to SpaceX for Successful Dragon ISS Meet-up . This post is long overdue , but I feel that I must at least say something . On May 31st , the first commercial flight to ISS concluded with a successful splash landing into the Pacific Ocean off of Baja California . The capsule was successfully recovered . This event topped off a flawless first flight to ISS . More images from the flight are available at the SpaceX website particularly in the section of the website devoted to the Dragon Spacecraft According to the SpaceX launch manifest , Dragon will run resupply missions to ISS 11 more times between

Space Elevator Conference registration deadline approaching…

Updated: 2012-08-07 22:08:14

Just a reminder that registration closes for the upcoming Space Elevator Conference on Sunday, August 19th, so you have 12 days from today to register if you want to attend (and you do want to attend, don’t you?). The latest press release from the Conference: Tether Strength Competition and Pacific Science Center Exhibits at the 2012 Space [...]

Successful Landing of Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Rover - Historic Next Step in Mars Exploration

Updated: 2012-08-06 15:57:19

The successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity, early Monday morning marks a significant and historic achievement on the way to the eventual human exploration of Mars. “Curiosity’s successful landing demonstrates the feasibility of delivering ever-heavier payloads to the martian surface, and paves the way for future missions to land, gather samples and [...]

NSS Congratulates Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) Participants

Updated: 2012-08-06 14:37:09

The National Space Society (NSS) congratulates Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), The Boeing Company (Boeing), and Sierra Nevada Corporation (Sierra Nevada) on their selection by NASA as Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) participants. Through its CCiCap initiative, NASA seeks to facilitate American industry’s development of an integrated crew transportation system that includes spacecraft, launch vehicle, ground, [...]

Landing Curiosity - NASA’s Next Mars Rover

Updated: 2012-08-06 03:31:27

By Doug Ellison Follow the excitement as NASA prepares to land, Curiosity, its most technically advanced rover ever on Mars. JPL Visualization Producer Doug Ellison shares live, behind-the-scenes action from the mission control room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.. TOUCHDOWN Monday, August 6, 2012 1:13:26 AM Welcome to Gale Crater. “Adam…you’re a genius!” I shout to [...]

NASA Announces Next Steps in Effort to Launch Americans from U.S. Soil

Updated: 2012-08-04 14:46:36

NASA Friday announced new agreements with three American commercial companies to design and develop the next generation of U.S. human spaceflight capabilities, enabling a launch of astronauts from U.S. soil in the next five years. Advances made by these companies under newly signed Space Act Agreements through the agency’s Commercial [...]

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