Jul 23 2011

The Shuttle Is Dead; Long Live The Politics

Tag: Space Commercialization,Space Culture,Space People,Space Politics,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Space Technology,Space Telescopes,Space Travel,Spaceflight — Ian O'Neill @ 12:13 am
When space shuttle Atlantis fired up its engines on July 8, the bittersweet tears for the end of an era had barely dried when the question: "So, what's next?" was asked.

Jul 14 2011

James Webb Space Telescope Closer to the Axe

Tag: Current Events,NASA,Space Technology,Space Telescopes — Ian O'Neill @ 12:16 am
This could be considered "strike two" for the deeply troubled James Webb Space Telescope.

Jul 13 2011

Strip Mine the Moon to Fuel Space Exploration

Tag: Moons,Space Technology,Space Travel — Ray Villard @ 10:48 pm
Mining the moon would make access to space economical by bolstering new ventures, including space tourism, satellite refueling, and interplanetary voyages.

Jul 13 2011

Social Networking Lifts Off At NASA Tweetup

Tag: Adventure,Online Community and Social Networking,Space,Space Technology — Rob Pegoraro @ 4:49 pm
A Tweetup can let you see who's behind those user names, but it also gave 188 people a front-row seat to see the space shuttle's last launch.

Jul 06 2011

Eroding NASA Science: Space Telescope Scrapped?

Tag: Astronomy,Cosmology,Current Events,Galaxies,Hubble Telescope,Space Culture,Space Politics,Space Technology,Space Telescopes — Ian O'Neill @ 10:13 pm
After months of James Webb Space Telescope mismanagement accusations, a U.S. House subcommittee has recommended the $6.5 billion project's cancellation.

Jun 20 2011

Hayabusa Asteroid Probe Awarded World Record

Tag: Asteroids,Current Events,JAXA,Solar System,Space Technology — Ian O'Neill @ 5:28 pm
A year after the mission came to an end, the Japanese Hayabusa mission is officially certified by Guinness World Records as the first spacecraft to return to Earth carrying material from an asteroid.

Jun 16 2011

Which Near-Earth Asteroid Should We Visit?

Tag: Asteroids,Orion Spacecraft,Solar System,Space Technology,Spaceflight — Ray Villard @ 7:22 pm
Of the tens of thousands of Near Earth Objects out there, which ones would be best to visit, optimizing fuel and ease of speeding back to Earth should anything go wrong?

Jun 01 2011

Epic Endeavour Reentry Over the Yucatán Peninsula

Tag: Space Shuttle,Space Technology,Space Travel,Spaceflight — Ian O'Neill @ 11:50 pm
Mexico had a beautiful view of the shuttle's historic reentry, 40 miles overhead.

May 19 2011

NASA Installs Cosmic Ray Hunter on Space Station

Tag: Astronomy,Astrophysics,Dark Energy,Dark Matter,NASA,Particles,Physics,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Space Technology — Irene Klotz @ 7:34 pm
A new tool to look at the universe debuted Thursday, with the installation of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, nicknamed AMS, on the International Space Station.

May 13 2011

Putting the Squeeze on Diamond Aerogels

Tag: NASA,Physics,Space Technology,Technology — Jennifer Ouellette @ 10:30 am
Aerogels, or "frozen smoke," constructed from diamond formation processes just made the substance even more useful.
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