The tiny Vanguard satellite, launched half a century ago, loops silently above the Earth as the oldest artificial object in orbit. With a tortured surface that hints at a catastrophic geologic past, Uranus’s moon Miranda is captured by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986. A detailed artist’s rendering depicts NASA’s newest human spacecraft, the Orion [...]
As Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Jefferson County works on NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle, the successor to the space shuttle, it is preparing for a critical flight test next September. Read More at Denver Post…
Monday, November 19 – Even if you only use binoculars tonight, you can’t miss the beautiful C-shape of Sinus Iridium as it comes into view on the lunar surface. As we have learned, the mountains that ring it are called the Juras, and the crater punctuating them is named Bianchini. Do you remember what the [...]
New service locates finds location of any star image in night sky. Read More at SPACE.com…
Three men who landed the unprecedented assembly work on Orion may have laid the foundation for how the state should get future NASA work based at KSC. Read More at Florida Today…
NASA LaRC Solicitation: Requests for Information for Mortared Drouge Parachute System and Recovery Parachute System Read More at SpaceRef…
NASA has run into some problems with the design of its new Ares 1 launch vehicle – problems that could affect its ability (as designed) to safely launch its human cargo into space. Read More at SpaceRef…
NASA administrator says the Orion needs an extra $2 billion to fly sooner. Read More at SPACE.com…
This has been an exciting week for NASA’s Constellation program – the missions that will bring humans back to the moon. Earlier in the week, NASA announced plans for testing abort systems and inflatable moon habitats. But on Thursday, November 15 actual tests were conducted for some of the genuine hardware that will be used [...]
I know what you’re thinking, and no, that’s not a UFO in a secret government laboratory. It’s not a prop for an upcoming science fiction movie, and it’s not the world’s largest Frisbee. It’s a prototype heat shield, developed by Boeing for NASA’s Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. Read More at Universe Today…