A Space Milestone!

Have you ever wondered how many humans have traveled to the final frontier?  I know that with all of the Shuttle flights, and Soyuz flights to the International Space Station, it might seem like a couple of thousand people have made that trek!  But, that would be wrong!  More?  Less?
When the Shuttle Endeavour blasts off [...]

A First and Last At Kennedy Space Center

This is not the first time that two Space Shuttles have graced the launch pads at KSC, but it is the first time that one Shuttle (Endeavour) has been prepped as a rescue Vehicle for another Shuttle (Atlantis).   Atlantis is poised to head for the Hubble Space Telescope on October 10, from Launch Complex 39A, [...]

Move Over Spirit and Opportunity, The Europeans Are Coming… And It Looks Awesome!

Check out the Rover that the European Space Agency plans to send to Mars in 2013.  I wish my car looked this awesome!

Check out the whole story at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_11-8-2008-10-34-56?newsid=42354

One Last Mission: HST Repair Mission 4

This October, Space Shuttle Atlantis will fly it’s final mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope one final time.

Another Phoenix Update

CNN is reporting this concerning the important discovery that the Phoenix Lander has made on Mars:
CNN) — NASA’s Phoenix lander has discovered a toxic chemical in soil near Mars’ north pole, dimming hopes for finding life on the Red Planet, the probe’s operators said Monday.

The chemical, perchlorate, is an oxidant widely used in [...]

Phoenix Lander Mars Discovery Update

There have been some new developments in the Phoenix Lander/Mars Discovery/White House Briefing story.  Emily Lakdawalla has the latest at The Planetary Society:
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001586/

The View From Inside

This is what the astronauts see during a Space Shuttle Launch.  This is Space Shuttle Columbia from inside the cockpit on a mission in the 1990’s, before she broke up on re-entry in 2003.  I’m amazed at how quiet and professional everyone is during launch.

Phoenix Scientists Brief Pres. Bush on Martian Discovery

I just came across this leaked transcript of the briefing between Phoenix Lander scientists and President George W. Bush:
GWB: Gentlemen, please come in!  Welcome to what we like to call the Oval Office.
Scientist 1: Thank you Mr. President.  It’s an honor to be here bringing such momentous news!
GWB: Right.  Now I hear them say [...]

Canada Set To Rescue Floundering US Space Program With Secret Space Shuttle

Ottawa- With the US Space Shuttle fleet set to retire in 2010, the United States will be forced to rely upon Russia to get its astronauts off the ground to the International Space Station.  With relations somewhat cooling between the two nations, there has been a growing concern that Russia could potentially thumb its nose [...]

NASA CGI – Ares I

A CGI of how NASA envisions the first test flight of it’s new Moon Rocket: