This video presents the key events in 2012 for ESA. André Kuipers continues his PromISSe mission aboard the International Space Station until May, the 4th ESA long duration mission. During his stay the third European ATV cargo ship will bring food and supplies to the orbital outpost. Early in the year the new Vega launcher …
Category Archive: Space Mission
Feb
24
Voyage to Pandora: First Interstellar Space Flight
Pandora is the idyllic blue world featured in the movie Avatar. Its location is a real place: Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our Sun and the most likely destination for our first journey beyond the solar system. Remarkably, it’s anti-matter, the science fiction fuel of choice that could take us there. Normally, it’s only …
Feb
08
Experiment Created by Lackey Student To Be Tested in Space
Experiment Created by Lackey Student To Be Tested in Space For the second consecutive year, an experiment created at Lackey is headed for outer space through the national science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program called the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). Read more on Southern Maryland Online Helms visits 50th Space Wing, highlights mission …
Jan
30
GOP candidates focus on Space Coast
GOP candidates focus on Space Coast “What we have right now is a president who does not have a vision or mission for NASA, as a result of that, there are people on the Space Coast who are suffering and Florida is suffering as well," Romney said. While he was trying to win over Central …
Jan
29
Astronaut memorial ceremony gets a bit emotional
Astronaut memorial ceremony gets a bit emotional The ceremony stopped for a moment of silence to mark the time of the explosion: 11:39 am He said spaceflight is “fraught with danger and risk,” but added that the astronauts honored Saturday would not have hesitated to sign up for the space program … Read more on …
Jan
24
New PA head focuses mission, gives Larry Silverstein a vote of confidence on 3 …
New PA head focuses mission, gives Larry Silverstein a vote of confidence on 3 … Recent reports indicate the developer will cap the tower at seven stories, rather than the originally planned 80, unless he can find at least one anchor tenant to occupy the space. "No one's made any money in this city betting …
Jan
23
Latest Space Mission News
NASA hands over shuttle trainer 'keys' to Seattle museum "The Full Fuselage Trainer is the only one of its kind in the world and it a simulator that every astronaut has used to train for 135 space shuttle missions. It is vital that we preserve this important piece of history." Read more on collectSPACE.com Project …
Jan
23
Latest Space Mission News
Movie review: 'Man on a Mission' Destination: the International Space Station. It's a fun if indulgent ride. The documentary "Man on a Mission" focuses on video game guru Richard Garriott and his quest for space travel. (First Run Features / January 20, 2012) By Betsy Sharkey, … Read more on Los Angeles Times Air Force …
Jan
23
Russian Mars probe crash sets off confusion, conspiracy theories
Russian Mars probe crash sets off confusion, conspiracy theories "Predicting an impact point is problematic because it involves fundamental factors that cannot be noted in advance and cannot be measured in real time, such as atmospheric density," space consultant James Oberg, a former NASA space shuttle mission … Read more on msnbc.com Russians blame 'sabotage' …
Jan
23
A storied life takes flight
A storied life takes flight He also was on the ground floor of the NASA space program in the 1960s. If ever there were a candidate to be a hero of a picaresque tale, or better yet a character in a Dickensian 19th century novel, Bob Button is it. His name alone, pardon the pun, …