• More Mars Meteorite ALH84001 Discoveries Published (Update)

    Updated: 2009-11-30 17:07:38
    New Study Adds to Finding of Ancient Life Signs In Mars Meteorite, NASA "Using more advanced analytical instruments now available, a Johnson Space Center research team has reexamined the 1996 finding that a meteorite contains strong evidence that life may have existed on ancient Mars." More Mars Meteorite ALH84001 Discoveries Published, earlier post

  • Kiwis In Space

    Updated: 2009-11-30 05:03:46
    Home SpaceRef OnOrbit SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology GeneRef Newsletter Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support Kiwis In Space By Keith Cowing on November 30, 2009 12:03 AM 3 Comments Rocket Lab Primed to Launch New Zealand's First Rocket Into Space Private aerospace company Rocket Lab is preparing for a historic first launch into space from New Zealand . One of the company's key aims it to make space more accessible to a broader market . As part of the first launch Rocket Lab is auctioning a small amount of payload space on Trade Me for New Zealanders and on eBay for the international market , with the successful bidders securing VIP positions at the launch . Keith's note : Updates from rocketlabnz A successful launch Lift off at 2.28pm and an exemplary 22 second burn . The team are ecstatic NZ , thank you for all your support Launch video Categories News Tags New Zealand Article Tools Print this article Advertise Here 3 Comments Leave a comment TitanLakes November 28,

  • Buying 40 Year Old Lunar Orbiter Tape Drive Parts on eBay

    Updated: 2009-11-28 02:33:40
    "Dennis Wingo: I thought this was interesting and since I am always looking for spares for our LOIRP FR-900's I check it out on eBay. ... When I looked I was pretty certain that these were boards from our FR-900 machines. It had the right part numbers, so I called Ken Zin at home the night before Thanksgiving and asked him to verify, which he did and noted that these are newer version boards of the ones that we have!! So I bid on them and won them today." [More at MoonViews]

  • Atlantis Lands to end a Near Flawless Mission

    Updated: 2009-11-27 17:07:21
    Home SpaceRef OnOrbit SpaceRef Canada Astrobiology GeneRef Newsletter Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support Atlantis Lands to end a Near Flawless Mission By Marc Boucher on November 27, 2009 12:07 PM 2 Comments Space Shutte Atlantis Lands in Florida NASA With Video Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m . EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in . Florida The mission , designated STS-129, included three spacewalks and the installation of two platforms to the International Space Station's truss , or backbone . The platforms hold large spare parts to sustain station operations after the shuttles are retired . The shuttle crew delivered about 30,000 pounds of replacement parts for systems that provide power to the station , keep it from overheating , and maintain a proper orientation in space . NASA Managers Congratulate the STS-129 Mission Crew NASA During a post-landing press

  • Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) Meeting Report

    Updated: 2009-11-26 21:18:36
    Marc's note: Freelance science journalist and author Dana Mackenzie attended the recent Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG). He wrote on his personal blog a two part report on the meeting. I think it's worth a read. LEAG Conference, part 1, Dana Mackenzie</a LEAG Conference, part 2, Dana Mackenzie "The big theme of the meeting was sustainability: How do we go back to the moon in such a way that we can keep on going there indefinitely? Many, though not all, of the participants interpreted that question to mean: How can we make the moon economically viable? Of course, the LCROSS mission has a great deal to say about that."

  • More Mars Meteorite ALH84001 Discoveries Published

    Updated: 2009-11-25 22:14:50
    Origins of magnetite nanocrystals in Martian meteorite ALH84001, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 73, Issue 21, 1 November 2009, Pages 6631-6677 "We conclude that the vast majority of the nanocrystal magnetites present in the carbonate disks could not have formed by any of the currently proposed thermal decomposition scenarios. Instead, we find there is considerable evidence in support of an alternative allochthonous origin for the magnetite unrelated to any shock or thermal processing of the carbonates."

  • Upcoming Bolden Public Appearance

    Updated: 2009-11-25 15:57:23
    Lunch with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Jr. "Dec 9, 2009 11:30 am - 1:30 pm" Keith's note: Looks like you have to pay $70 to hear Charlie Bolden speak. Word has it that he is going to use this venue to make some major announcements regarding NASA. Given that most people cannot afford a $70 lunch or work at a NASA center hundreds or thousands of miles away, I wonder: will NASA PAO record and broadcast his comments for the rest of us to hear? All it takes is a laptop and a webcam. Stay tuned.

  • Butterflies On Orbit

    Updated: 2009-11-25 04:39:07
    Butterflies in Space Education Project - Update "Join us for daily updates of the STS-129 "Butterflies in Space" experiment, and study butterfly life cycles and behaviors in microgravity and on Earth. Images are downloaded from the International Space Station (ISS) in two batches each day."

  • John Grunsfeld - National Geographic Adventurer

    Updated: 2009-11-24 16:44:10
    Meet the Adventurers of the Year: Astronaut John Grunsfeld, National Geographic Adventure "Around NASA, he's known as "the Hubble Repairman." And last May, on his third visit to the orbiting space telescope, John Grunsfeld pulled off the repair to end all repairs. Working at zero gravity some 350 miles above the surface of the Earth, the astronaut restored sight to a half-blind Hubble--called the greatest scientific instrument ever invented--and ensured that it will continue to send back the stunning images and mind-boggling data that have transformed our understanding of the universe."

  • In The News: LightSail in the News

    Updated: 2009-11-13 05:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: LightSail in the News

  • Weather the Trials of Orbit

    Updated: 2009-11-13 00:09:07
    Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. The project, funded by the U.S. Air Force Multi University Research Initiative (MURI), seeks to test the performance of the new nanocomposites in orbit. Space Shuttle Atlantis will carry the samples to the International Space Station (ISS). The materials will then be mounted to the station's outer hull in a Passive Experiment Carrier (PEC), and exposed to the rigors of space........

  • Press Release: Planetary Society Awards Thomas O. Paine Award to Steve Squyres and Mars Exploration Rover Team

    Updated: 2009-11-10 05:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: Planetary Society Awards Thomas O. Paine Award to Steve Squyres and Mars Exploration Rover Team

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