Buzz Aldrin Visits Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project “On 6 January 2012, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin visited the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) located at Building 596 aka […]
2012
Posted inChina
X-37B, Tiangong-1, and Bad Orbital Math
Bloopers in Space, Jim Oberg, IEEE Spectrum “A horrendous error appears to have been made by a well-respected British spaceflight society, which reportedly is about to publish an article claiming […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Kepler Finds Two Candidate SETI Signals – Or Not?
First Look at Kepler SETI Candidate Signals “The signals below are undoubtedly examples of terrestrial radio frequency interference (RFI). … These signals look similar to what we think might be […]
Posted inExploration
Fly Me To The Moon: 1968 and 2012
Top: The International Space Station flies over the face of the Moon as seen from Houston, Texas on 4 January 2012. Bottom: An Ares-1B spacecraft heads toward the Moon in […]
Posted inCongress
FY 2013 NASA budget Preview
Obama announces new, leaner military approach, Washington Post “The downsizing of the Pentagon, prompted by the country’s dire fiscal problems, means that the military will depend more on coalitions with […]
Posted inIT/Web
NASA's Baffling, Redirecting Links
Fifty-Seven Student Rocket Teams to Take NASA Launch Challenge “For a complete competitor list and more information about the challenge, visit: http://education.msfc.nasa.gov/sli and http://education.msfc.nasa.gov/usli.” Keith’s note: Simple, yes? Not when […]
Posted inCommercialization
Cygnus Spacecraft Under Construction
Photo: Integration and Testing of Cygnus Service Modules “Integration and testing of Cygnus spacecraft service modules continues at our Dulles, VA Satellite Manufacturing Facility (SMF). The service module on the […]
Posted inISS News
Another Alternative to ISS-Based Research (Update)
Magnetically-levitated Flies Offer Clues to Future of Life in Space “Using powerful magnets to levitate fruit flies can provide vital clues to how biological organisms are affected by weightless conditions […]
Posted inCulture
Meanwhile, Back on Mars
White House Denies CIA Teleported Obama to Mars, Wired “Officially, the White House says Obama never went to Mars. “Only if you count watching Marvin the Martian,” Tommy Vietor, the […]
Posted inElection 2012
Election 2012 and Space
Where the candidates stand on space in 2012, SpaceReview “The 2012 presidential campaign seems like it has been going on for months, if not years, but today it really starts […]