January 2011
WatchOnboard the Lunar Rover - 16 mm film sequence of driving the Lunar Rover.
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Space, the next economic frontier for Singapore
There are opportunities for Singapore in the space industry.
This possibility was sounded out yesterday by Mr Sam Tan, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts. He was speaking at the Global Space and Technology Convention.
Citing the emergence of Asia as a hub for space-related industries, Mr Tan said there is...
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For rent: Kennedy Space Center facilities, launch...
NASA could hang “for rent” signs on Kennedy Space Center launch pads, firing rooms, the Vehicle Assembly Building and other facilities now supporting shuttle missions.
The center has requested space industry input on how those facilities could best be used to support government and commercial launches after the shuttle program’s final flight, which is expected this summer.
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Historic Space Suits →
See classic images from Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo as well as space-suit prototypes that never made the cut.
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Remembering a bad week for NASA - Challenger,...
Tobles is ALMOST back!
Hi everyone! I’m done with basic training and am currently sitting at LAX waiting for my flight to Santa Maria, and then I’ll be on my way to tech school at Vandenburg Air Force Base. Just wanted to let you all know that I’m really excited to get back on here and catch up on all the great space news vie missed while I’ve been gone! It may be another week or two before I...
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Archive Gallery: Mankind's Fascination With The... →
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Telltale chemistry could betray ET
ALIEN life might be hard to find for the simple reason that it is fundamentally unlike Earth life. It might not use DNA, or contain protein. But whatever and wherever it is, its tendency to chemically alter its environment might just give it away.
Keep reading.
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Introductory Astronomy on lecture videos →
Starship Asterisk: APOD and General Astronomy Discussion Forum.
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Reconsidering How "Just Right" the Universe Is for... →
If you ever get into one those It’s so weird I didn’t grow up to be like a garbage collector or Senator kinda mindsets, stop and consider for a second that the odds of you being the president of the United States right now in this current universe are a bit better than the odds of you being here in the universe alive at all.
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NASA TV to show Japanese space flight
NASA is planning to show the flights of an unpiloted Japanese cargo ship delivering supplies to the International Space Station.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is set to launch an H-IIB rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in the south of the country. It is expected that the mission will see more than four tonnes of food and various supplies delivered.
Delivery is scheduled to...
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India Urges Strengthening Outer Space Treaty
The former head of India’s air force yesterday called on the international community to amend the international Outer Space Treaty to further prohibit the militarization of space.
“India would like to appeal to [the] international community to see what holes must be plugged” in the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space,...
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Oklahoman to lead U.S. Air Force Space Command
Gen. William L. Shelton is a Moore native who will be in charge of the group that commands satellites and other space operations for the U.S. Air Force.
Shelton was born in Tulsa in 1954 and is a graduate of Moore High School. He will be in charge of the Air Force’s space operations, including satellite, launch and computer operations. The command includes about 47,000 civilian and military...
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Heaviest black hole
http://gizmodo.com/5732576/heaviest-black-hole-yet-could-swallow-our-entire-solar-system
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Canberra to get dedicated space museum
CANBERRA is set to get a dedicated air and space museum following the signing of an agreement between the Australian National University and the world famous Washington-based Smithsonian Institute.
The agreement, signed overnight, marks the first step towards construction of a national museum on Mt Stromlo, the site of Australia’s first space observatory.
It sets out the first steps for...
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