June 16th, 2015
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There’s a growing debate over whether China and the Unites States should cooperate in space, and the dialogue now appears to focus on how to create an “open-door” policy in orbit for Chinese astronauts to make trips to the International Space Station (ISS). More details about the promise […]
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On June 13, the European Space Agency’s Philae lander woke up for 85 seconds for the first time after a nearly seven-month hibernation. The Philae lander also reported back on June 14 sending some data packets that are now being evaluated. The data acquired during the second contact confirms that Philae — planted on the […]
The European Space Agency’s Philae lander has beeped back, coming out of hibernation and sending the first data to Earth. “The lander is ready for operations,” said Stephan Ulamec, team leader at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Lander Control Center. Philae “spoke” for 85 seconds with its team on […]
There’s an “artistic bent” to the works of Brandon Vickerd – a Toronto-based sculptor. Outside of Artcite Inc. of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, a replica of the former Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1– the first human-made satellite to orbit Earth – sits embedded into a parked car. The Sputnik Returned #2 artwork by Vickerd is viewable […]
Check out Newsweek Magazine’s cover story: We Can Save Ourselves From Earth-Killing Asteroids, but Someone Has to Pay By Nina Burleigh in Newsweek’s June 19th issue. Go to: http://www.newsweek.com/2015/06/19/we-can-save-ourselves-earth-destroying-asteroids-someone-has-pay-341823.html
It is tagged as the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act. U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL) John Culberson (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX) and Rod Blum (R-IA) have introduced legislation to recognize and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with a Commemorative Coin. July 20, 2019 will mark […]
The countdown clock to Pluto is ticking away, now some 31 days, 22 hours away. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is speeding toward the first reconnaissance of the dwarf planet Pluto and by venturing deeper into the distant, mysterious Kuiper Belt – a relic of solar system formation. The surface of Pluto is becoming better resolved […]
For months, there has been a dedicated search for a three-legged lander dropped off by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft – now circling the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. There are now some candidate images that could reveal Philae’s whereabouts. Complex search […]
TIME Ideas Buzz Aldrin: Why the U.S. Should Partner with China in Space “Working with China—as we’ve learned with other space powers—presents scientific gains and boosts safety factors for all those engaged in human spaceflight. But there is much more.” “I am resolute in my vision that Earth isn’t the only world for humanity […]
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) spacecraft is nearing its uncontrolled re-entry, diving into the atmosphere in a destructive plunge next week.TRMM was a joint mission of NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) provided the satellite, four passive sensors, and mission operations. Roughly 12 pieces of debris from […]
