Solar System
Wheels Stop ! With Awesome Atlantis on the Shuttle Runway – Photo Gallery Part 1
[/caption] At Wheels Stop with Atlantis ! Here ended the Shuttle Era A few short hours after the touchdown of…
Ghostly Landing of Atlantis Closes America’s Space Shuttle Era Forever
[/caption] Barely discernable in the pre-dawn twilight and appearing as an eerie, ghost like figure, Space Shuttle Atlantis and her…
Dawn Spirals Down Closer to Vesta’s South Pole Impact Basin
[/caption] NASA's Dawn Asteroid Orbiter is now spiraling down ever closer to the protoplanet Vesta - since arriving on July…
Through the Wormhole Episode: Can We Travel Faster Than Light?
[/caption] Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman has entered into its second season and is working to highlight topics as…
Love of Science Drives Last Shuttle Commander – Chris Ferguson Brings Science Museum to Orbit
[/caption] In the weeks leading up to the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, I had the distinct honor to speak…
First Ever Vesta Vistas from Orbit – in 2D and 3D
[/caption] The first ever Vesta Vista snapped from the protoplanets orbit has been transmitted back through 117 million miles of…
Dawn Exceeds Wildest Expectations as First Ever Spacecraft to Orbit a Protoplanet – Vesta
[/caption] NASA’s super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the…
Stripped Down Discovery rolls towards Retirement at Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery was briefly on public display on Wednesday July 13 as she emerged from the hanger at…
Water Cannon Salute trumpets recovery of Last Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters – Photo Album
[/caption] NASA welcomed the very last spent Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB’s) back into port with a special water cannon…
Shuttle Atlantis Soars to Space One Last time: Photo Album
[/caption] Space Shuttle Atlantis soared to space for one last history-making time today July 8 at 11:29 a.m. despite a…