Tag Archives: NASA
Space Collision Unprecedented
When two satellites crashed in space Wednesday, it may have been unprecedented, but it wasn’t exactly unexpected. “We knew this was going to happen eventually and this is it — this was the big one,” said Nicholas Johnson, chief scientist at the Orbital Debris Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. When the two large satellites [...]
Full StoryNASA Loses Contact With Mars Lander
Mission managers said Monday that they had not heard from the NASA spacecraft for a week and that they thought it had probably fallen quiet for good. “At this time, we’re pretty convinced that the vehicle is no longer available for us to use,” said Barry Goldstein, the project manager. “We’re actually ceasing operations, declaring [...]
Full StoryShuttle Endeavour is on Standby
NASA acting proactive in the event of a disaster during next months launch of space shuttle Atlantis prepare Endeavour for standby. According to the Associated Press – A space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make — a rescue mission. The shuttle Endeavour is on [...]
Full StoryEureka! Phoenix Lander Finds Water on Mars
NASA has confirmed that they will extend the Mars Rover mission by five weeks after confirming it had found water in a soil sample on the rocky red planet. Evidence of water on Mars had already been picked up by the Odyssey orbiter, and Phoenix had spotted evidence of the sublimation of water last month. [...]
Full StorySpace Cadavers are Space Cadets
What’s next? I found this post somewhat strange, but understood the reasoning behind it. I would rather test for safety using cadavers than putting humans in arms way of danger. NASA has used human cadavers to test the new Orion space capsule that is supposed to take astronauts back to the moon sometime around 2020. [...]
Full StoryPhoenix lands on Mars
Phoenix landed on Mars after a 10-month, 422 million-mile journey. After a week checking out its science instruments, the lander will begin a 90-day mission to study whether the northern polar region possesses the raw ingredients needed for life to emerge. The last landing from earth was the Mars Rover which was covered with air [...]
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