NASA and Google to Bring Space Exploration Down to Earth, NASA“NASA Ames Research Center and Google have signed a Space Act Agreement that formally establishes a relationship to work together […]
2006
Posted inExploration
No Blanks Checks for a Moonbase
International deals to mold lunar base use, Huntsville Times“Congress and other nations are likely to judge NASA on how well it manages the cost and development of the space station, […]
Posted inAstrobiology
GeneSat-1 is Operational
Mission Status Report: NASA’s Orbiting GeneSat-1 Radios Date to Team on Earth“The GeneSat-1 ground control station at NASA Ames will receive data radioed from the micro-laboratory after it has completed […]
Posted inExploration
Polar Regions and Expeditions to the Moon and Mars
Why the moon? And why Mars?, St. Petersburg Times“Griffin: You mentioned a lunar base. What we’re talking about there is a man-tended research station … very much like what we […]
Posted inShuttle News
Griffin's Alter Ego Cited in FD09 Execute Package
NASA STS-116 FD-9 Execute Package Reader note: Meanwhile the folks at Mission Control have engaged in a little Star Trek humor. Must be a slow news dayScotty: I Need That […]
Posted inShuttle News
Shuttle Pilots Get No Respect
Reader note: “It’s the first time I’ve ever looked at “execute packages”, but I enjoyed their little bit of humor at the Pilot’s expense. I hope he does too.Starting with […]
Posted inNews
Preparing for Space War
Talk of Satellite Defense Raises Fears of Space War, Washington Post“Theresa Hitchens, director of the nonpartisan Center for Defense Information, said she found the tone and substance of Joseph’s comments […]
Posted inISS News
Construction Work Continues Overhead
Astronauts Rewire Station, Fourth Spacewalk Approved“The STS-116 crew completed the rewiring of the International Space Station’s power system during the mission’s third spacewalk. Astronauts Robert Curbeam and Sunita Williams also […]
Posted inAstrobiology
GeneSat Launched
NASA’s GeneSat-1 Reaches Orbit on Air Force Rocket“NASA’s GeneSat-1 rode an Air Force rocket into Earth orbit on Dec. 16, 2006 at 4 a.m. PST (7 a.m. EST) from NASA’s […]