NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is underway on a mission to deploy a variety of U.S. Navy ocean monitoring instruments in the vicinity of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The floats, drifters and gliders will aid researchers in monitoring the surface and deep currents that are distributing the oil. Of particular interest is the Loop [...]
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is underway on a mission to deploy a variety of U.S. Navy ocean monitoring instruments in the vicinity of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Read More…
The first Orion crew capsule is rapidly taking shape as assembly work to construct the skeletal framework of the first pathfinder Orion capsule ? the Ground Test Article ? or GTA, is nearing completion. The Lockheed Martin team building Orion is just one weld away from completing the framework of an Orion cabin at [...] [...]
It was 40 years ago today that two intrepid astronauts — compelled by the momentous words of an assassinated president — stepped out on the surface of an alien but all-too-familiar celestial body and forever changed our conception of the Universe we inhabit. Read More…
The Thomson Dream is neither glitzy nor glamorous, but sits well in Thomson Cruises’ budget brand – and the large open deck is a real bonus, says Jane Archer. Read More…
The past and present are colliding in Portsmouth, all with the aim of keeping a pair of historic ships from colliding with shoals in the Piscataqua River. Read More…
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, blasted Obama’s decision to cancel NASA’s manned mission to the moon. Read More…
Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: NASA gives the green light for what’s likely to be the space shuttle Atlantis’ last launch, opening the final chapter in the orbiter fleet’s 29-year history. Read More…
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, blasted NASA’s new plans for future space exploration Wednesday, adding that President Barack Obama was poorly advised when he canceled the space agency’s previous course for U.S. human spaceflight earlier this year. Read More…
Atlantis is set for one more liftoff before the program is officially mothballed by NASA. Read More…