Archive for September, 2007
AFP
Are manned missions needed to explore Mars and beyond?AFP - 1 hour agoNASA's renewed commitment to lunar and Mars missions, entrepreneurial ventures ranging from space tourism to moon mining, and emerging "space powers" China …
September 30th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
PhysOrg.com
Sputnik: a Mixed LegacyU.S. News & World Report, DC - 7 hours agoBy October, American space efforts were moved from the military to a new agency called NASA, and scientists began warning that technical education needed a …50 years after Sputnik, a new space frontier Houston ChronicleSpace Race Started With a Cosmic Blunder The Moscow TimesMany contestants [...]
September 30th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
TopNews
The Final FrontierTimes of India, India - 4 hours agoUS Space agency Nasa has already started accepting applications from candidates who desire to work in the International Space Station and on the moon. …It's a borderless world: Williams Economic TimesDebris from China’s satellite pose risk Hinduall 4 news articles
September 29th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Christian Science Monitor
Space Exploration, 50 Years Later Sputnik beeped; America …
CBS News, NY - 3 hours ago
The Russians focused on building and operating a series of space stations in low-Earth orbit and sending unmanned probes to Venus and Mars. NASA built …
‘We need a Sputnik to kick-start things again’ Grand Junction Sentinel
10 Things You Didn’t Know About [...]
September 28th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll, NASA, Politics, Shuttle | No Comments
PhysOrg.com
Commentary: The Value of Human SpaceflightSpace.com - 5 hours agoThe National Space Society, composed of members who promote mankind's future of living and working in space, strongly supports NASA's manned spaceflight …'Remarkable' Drop In Arctic Sea Ice Raises Questions Science Daily (press release)all 5 news articles
September 28th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Space Ref (press release)
Space Station Crew Takes Short Soyuz TripSpace.com - 4 hours agoAfter taking time out for dinner and other activities, the Expedition 15 crew will go to sleep at 2:00 am EDT (0600 GMT) early Friday, NASA said. Space …NASA TV Coverage Set for Space Station Crew Exchange NewsBlazeISS crew repositions Soyuz spacecraft United [...]
September 27th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
NASA space probe 'Dawn' launchedFunctionpix, UK - 5 hours agoUS space agency NASA has launched its ‘Dawn’ space probe on an eight-year mission to study two asteroids for what they can tell scientists about the origins …
September 27th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Science Centric
NASA Spacecraft Is A 'Go' For Asteroid BeltScience Daily (press release) - 3 hours agoThis is a four-year process that begins with launch and continues with the firing of three of the most efficient engines in NASA's space motor inventory …Dawn arrives at 7:13 am, then exits 7:20 am at Cape Canaveral iTWireDawn of a [...]
September 27th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery to Move to Launch PadNASA, DC - 6 hours agoSpace shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Sunday, Sept. 30, as preparations for the …
September 27th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
Space.com
Space Station Astronauts Prepare for Crew SwapSpace.com - 4 hours agoSince then, they have staged three spacewalks and hosted two visiting NASA space shuttle crews to continue assembly of the half-built ISS. …
September 26th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments
ScienceMode
NASA Watches Weather for Dawn Probe's LaunchSpace.com - 5 hours agoBy Tariq Malik A NASA probe bound for the two largest space rocks in the solar system is on track for a Thursday launch, though mission managers are keeping …NASA postpones launch of Dawn space probe SifyNASA to Embark on Asteroid-Belt Mission The Associated PressNASA ready [...]
September 26th, 2007 | Posted in Blogroll | No Comments