NASA Plans Backup Astronaut Escape System
December 31, 2009 – 8:14 am
With NASA retiring the shuttle fleet in 2010, next generation spaceships are being developed with a renewed focus on safety. Read More at Discovery Channel…
Monthly Archives: December 2009
The 9 Top Spaceflight Stories of 2009
December 30, 2009 – 8:14 am
The Top 9 Spaceflight Stories in 2009. 5 shuttle missions, a space program in transition and space tourism strides are just some of the top spaceflight stories of the year. Read More at SPACE.com…
Born in beauty: Proplyds in the Orion Nebula
December 28, 2009 – 4:31 pm
(PhysOrg.com) — A collection of 30 never-before-released images of embryonic planetary systems in the Orion Nebula are the highlight of the longest single Hubble Space Telescope project ever dedicated to the topic of star and planet formation. Also known as proplyds, or protoplanetary discs, these modest blobs surrounding baby stars are shedding light on the [...]
Putting a rocket up Brisbane
December 27, 2009 – 8:45 am
FEW remembered it, but Australia’s space race began 75 years ago this month. Read More at The Australian…
The science of Santa
December 25, 2009 – 8:43 am
Santa Claus must use advanced technologies to pull off his annual feat. But where did he get them? Gregory Mone reveals all Read More at New Scientist…
New crew reaches International Space Station
December 23, 2009 – 8:55 am
A fresh three-member crew arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, bolstering the two-man skeleton crew that has been keeping the outpost operational since December 1 Read More at TVNZ…
Engage the x drive: Ten ways to traverse deep space
December 21, 2009 – 9:02 am
So far humans have only made it to the moon. We look at some technologies and wild ideas that could take us much farther Read More at New Scientist…
Why A Czarist Warship Remains In Service
December 21, 2009 – 8:59 am
December 21, 2009: The oldest ship still in service, in the world’s major navy’s, is the Russian salvage ship VMF Kommuna. Read More at Strategy Page…
Star Trek Online…
December 17, 2009 – 4:47 pm
The blessing and the curse of this game is that Star Trek, the series about travelling through space and making first contact with new forms of life, doesn?t cram easily into the template of a normal MMO. Star Trek is not about independent heroes, it?s about close-knit crews with five main characters. Read More at [...]
What Would NASA Do with an Added Shuttle Flight?
December 15, 2009 – 4:59 pm
Space Shuttle Atlantis sits poised for the STS 129 launch from Pad 39 A on 16 November 2009. Atlantis would likely fly a proposed new flight as STS-135. Credit: Ken Kremer The end of the Space Shuttle Era is rapidly approaching and with it some urgent questions including, ?How will the US support continued [...] [...]