Jason Rhian
Discovery’s Final Mission Scrubbed 24 Hours Due to Weather
[/caption] Discovery’s final flight faced its first hurdle in the form of a fuel leak in its right OMS pod.…
Discovery’s Final Mission Delayed Again
[/caption] UPDATE: Discovery has been cleared for a launch attempt on Nov. 4 at 3:29:43 p.m. EDT. After a review,…
Former Shuttle Astronaut Reflects on Discovery’s Final Mission
[/caption] As he looks back over the years, former shuttle astronaut Robert Springer remembers the shuttle era very clearly. He…
ISS Particle Detector Ready to Unveil Wonders of the Universe
[/caption] The Principal Investigator (P.I.) for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS-02) experiment, Professor Samuel Ting, says that the experiment is…
NASA’s Ames Director Announces “100 Year Starship”
[/caption] The Director of NASA’s Ames Center, Pete Worden has announced an initiative to move space flight to the next…
STS-133 Crew Conducts TCDT Training
[/caption] The crew for the last mission for space shuttle Discovery spent the week at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center conducting…
President Signs NASA 2010 Authorization Act
[/caption] President Barack Obama signed the NASA 2010 Authorization Act into law Monday, giving the go-ahead for $58.4 billion be…
Optimus Prime Defends Kennedy Space Center! Transformers 3 Filming at Spaceport
[/caption] NASA’s Kennedy Space Center came under attack from the merciless Decepticons this week. However, Optimus Prime and his valiant…
Soyuz Launches; Discovery’s Final Payload Delivered to Launch Pad
[/caption] October 7 was a busy day in spaceflight, as a Soyuz launched 2 cosmonauts and 1 astronaut to the…
Dragon Ascendant: SpaceX Prepares for Second Falcon 9 Launch
[/caption] Earlier this year, SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) successfully launched the first of its Falcon 9 rockets. The firm has…