Space Flight

Ed Weiler – NASA Science Leader and Hubble Chief Scientist Retires

[/caption] Ed Weiler, NASA’s Science leader in charge of the robotic missions that continually produce scientific breakthroughs that amaze all…

13 years ago

China Blasts First Space Lab Tiangong 1 to Orbit

[/caption] China launched their first space station module into orbit today (Sept. 29), marking a major milestone in the rapidly…

13 years ago

Student Alert: GRAIL Naming Contest – Essay Deadline November 11

[/caption] Student Alert ! - Here’s your once in a lifetime chance to name Two NASA robots speeding at this…

13 years ago

China set to ‘Leap Forward in Space’ as Tiangong 1 Rolls to Launch Pad

[/caption] China’s human spaceflight program is gearing up to take a highly significant “Leap forward in Space” after their “Tiangong…

13 years ago

Opportunity spotted Exploring vast Endeavour Crater from Mars Orbit

[/caption] Opportunity has just been imaged in high resolution at Endeavour crater by a powerful NASA camera orbiting overhead in…

13 years ago

Dramatic 3 D Imagery Showcases Vesta’s Pockmarked, Mountainous and Groovy Terrain

[/caption] Try not to plummet off a steep crater cliff or be buried under a landslide while gazing at the…

13 years ago

Surf, Sand & Space: The Astronaut Beach House

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – Astronauts preparing to launch into space for the better part of the last four decades…

13 years ago

What are the experts saying about SLS?

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – NASA’s recent unveiling of what its Space Launch System or SLS would look like created…

13 years ago

Rheasilvia – Super Mysterious South Pole Basin at Vesta is Named after Romulus and Remus Roman Mother

http://youtu.be/tYiOOScjPFI Video caption: Rheasilvia Impact Basin and Vesta shape model. This false-color shape model video of the giant asteroid Vesta…

13 years ago

Commercial Space Roundup

[/caption] By all reports – commercial space is thriving. A number of recent announcements show that the burgeoning “private” space…

13 years ago