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Jun. 24, 2009 | 15:16 PDT | 22:16 UTC
Rocket Man Buzz Aldrin Raps
by Susan Lendroth
Buzz Aldrin: Apollo 11 astronaut, engineer, author, rap star!
Our Planetary Society Advisor has turned a new page in his long and multi-faceted career with the release of the rap single and video, "Rocket Experience," which... More»
Jun. 23, 2009 | 16:48 PDT | 23:48 UTC
Deep Inside Europa
by 5thstar
One of the most enjoyable parts of the astronaut selection process is a group discussion.
In 1995, 572 astronaut applicants were narrowed down to 125 based on their resumes and English scores, then down to 48 based on paper exams and... More»
Jun. 22, 2009 | 21:15 PDT | Jun. 23 04:15 UTC
LRO and LCROSS Reach Moon on Tuesday
by Bruce Betts
NASA's LRO and LCROSS spacecraft will be reaching the Moon tomorrow (Tuesday). Check out this picture of LCROSS taken as the rocket fairing surrounding it was splitting off and being jettisoned.
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LCROSS Viewed... More»
Jun. 22, 2009 | 12:02 PDT | 19:02 UTC
Reach for the Stars
by 5thstar
5thstar is a webmaster of a group of people who were the semi-final applicants in NASDA's 1995 astronaut selection. (The National Space Development Agency of Japan or NASDA was merged with two other space agencies to become the Japan... More»
Jun. 20, 2009 | 08:51 PDT | 15:51 UTC
Will Future Spacecraft Come With Warranties?
by Timothy Reed
June 19 marked the tenth anniversary of the launch of the QuikSCAT (Quick Scatterometer) satellite that provides NOAA with critical wind speed and direction information over the oceans. The design life of the satellite was two... More»
Jun. 19, 2009 | 11:11 PDT | 18:11 UTC
Watch Lou Friedman on CNN Tonight
by Susan Lendroth
Watch our Executive Director, Louis Friedman, tonight on CNN: The Lou Dobbs Show, 7:00 PM ET. Lou's interview about the nomination of Charles Bolden as the new NASA Administrator is part of a segment about the future of human... More»
Jun. 18, 2009 | 20:26 PDT | Jun. 19 03:26 UTC
LRO & LCROSS: Launch!
by Ken Kremer
At the absolute very last moment available in the window of today's three launch opportunities, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and LCROSS blasted off on board an Atlas V/ Centaur rocket at 5:32 PM EDT from Launch Complex 41 at Cape... More»
Jun. 18, 2009 | 14:56 PDT | 21:56 UTC
LRO Launched to the Moon
by Amir Alexander
At 5:32pm EDT (21:32 UTC), June 18, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) lifted off from its launch pas at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on board an Atlas V rocket. LRO will take 4 days to reach the Moon, and another two... More»
Jun. 17, 2009 | 21:05 PDT | Jun. 18 04:05 UTC
Apollo Plus 40
by Timothy Reed
Back in January, Emily reported on a then-new blog begun by Scott Maxwell, one of the Mars Exploration Rover drivers, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Spirit's landing. Scott's blog, "Mars and Me" is a daily chronicle of... More»
Jun. 17, 2009 | 21:03 PDT | Jun. 18 04:03 UTC
LRO & LCROSS: Ready to Roll to Pad 41
by Ken Kremer
The million pound thrust Atlas V rocket which will blast NASA's piggybacked Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) to the Moon is set to be rolled out from the Vertical... More»
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