This is the 9th and next to last blog Iâll write surrounding my inaugural spaceflight, which took place as a research and training mission that flew last week on Virgin […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 8: Welcome to Space! — S. Alan Stern
On Thursday I flew to space, and what a ride it was! From the hurtling ascent, to the jam-packed 3 minutes of otherworldly microgravity to get our real work done, […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 7: Of Risk and Reward — S. Alan Stern
My reflections for today, launch day, are on risk and reward. In my view, both are integral parts of what it means to be human. Risk and reward are also […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 4: My Research Spaceflight Training: Count Down to Launch — S. Alan Stern
Itâs just T-6 days to launch on my first space mission, which is set for liftoff on Thursday, November 2nd from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. Spaceport America is […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 3: The Suborbital Revolution Is Here –S. Alan Stern
As I write this blog, Iâm about to leave on a business trip to Boston, to lead a science team meeting of the NASA New Horizons mission, which I serve […]
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New NASA Watch Commenting System
As we continue to upgrade NASA Watch we’ve removed the Disqus commenting system. In its place we’re using the native Wordpress commenting system. Here’s how you can login with your […]