Keith’s note: Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Matt Reyes, myself, and a bunch of Inuit kids built this inuksuk memorial to the Challenger crew in 2007 on Devon Island. It stands next […]
2011
Posted inVideos
Video: President George H. W. Bush's tribute to Challenger Center
“On January 28, 1986, our nation lost seven heroes as the Challenger Space Shuttle was destroyed shortly after launch. It was a tragic day, etched in the minds of us […]
Posted inISS News
Photos: Fixing Antennas in Space â Today and in a Past Future (Update)
Anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint, NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in the missionâs first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on […]
Posted inChina
NASA and China: Chilly Congressional Reception Ahead
Mistrust stalls U.S.-China space cooperation, Washington Post “Last fall, when NASA administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. visited China to explore areas where the two countries could cooperate in space, two […]
Posted inAstronauts
Video: Challenger Center On Orbit
Challenger Center Board Member Richard Garriott, private space explorer, salutes Challenger Center from the International Space Station.
Posted inNews
Solar Sailing
NASA’s NanoSail-D Deploys Solar Sail in Low-Earth Orbit “Friday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. EST, engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., confirmed that the NanoSail-D nanosatellite […]
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NASA Space Technology Roadmaps Available for Public Review and Comment
NASA Space Technology Roadmaps Available for Public Review and Comment “Through an open process of community engagement, the NRC will gather input, integrate, and prioritize each Space Technology Area Roadmap, […]
Posted inISS News
Shuttle Launch Preps – No Money? No Problem.
NASA gives go-ahead for additional shuttle flight, AP “NASA doesn’t know yet where it will get the money, but on Thursday the space agency officially added another space shuttle launch […]
Posted inCommercialization
Cross Cutting Themes at JSC
NASA JSC Presentation: Cross Cutting Themes January 2011 Improvements are needed in the following for BEO Human Exploration: * Human Sustainability: much more commonality/ interchangeability of systems for repairs and […]
Posted inExploration
A Look Inside JSC's New Ideas
NASA JSC Presentation: Human Spaceflight Affordability: Advanced In-house Development Portfolio January 2011 Center Retreat Discussion -What are the ideas/innovations we can explore/push forward as we wait for clear direction? Agency […]